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Noun: crescent-cell anemia
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: crescent-cell anaemia)
  1. A congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape
    - sickle-cell anemia [N. Amer], sickle-cell anaemia [Brit, Cdn], sickle-cell disease, crescent-cell anaemia [Brit, Cdn], drepanocytic anemia [N. Amer], drepanocytic anaemia [Brit, Cdn]

Type of: anaemia [Brit, Cdn], anemia [N. Amer], monogenic disease, monogenic disorder

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crepon
crepuscle
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crescendo
crescent
crescent roll
crescent wrench
crescent-cell anaemia
crescent-cell anemia
Crescentia
Crescentia cujete
crescentic
crescent-shaped
crescive
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cress green
cress plant
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