1. (noun) a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape

• crescent-cell anaemia
• crescent-cell anemia
• drepanocytic anemia
• sickle-cell anaemia
• sickle-cell anemia
• sickle-cell disease

1. (noun) a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape

• anaemia
• anemia
• monogenic disease
• monogenic disorder