Cooley's anemia

Cooley's anemia
Coo·ley's anemia .kü-lēz- n a severe thalassemic anemia that is associated with the presence of microcytes, enlargement of the liver and spleen, increase in the erythroid bone marrow, and jaundice and that occurs esp. in children of Mediterranean parents called also thalassemia major
Cooley Thomas Benton (1871-1945)
American pediatrician. Cooley was one of the first modern pediatricians and a founder of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Interested in the etiology of childhood diseases, he focused his research on hematology and the anemias. His most important contribution was the identification of the familial anemia that bears his name. In 1927 Cooley, E. R. Witwer, and O. P. Lee described this anemia, frequently called thalassemia, that at first was thought to occur only in children of Mediterranean stock.

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  • Cooley's anemia — [ko͞o′lēz] n. [after Thomas Cooley (1871 1945), U.S. pediatrician] a form of thalassemia characterized by severe anemia, growth retardation, etc. and usually resulting in death at an early age: the genes causing this condition are inherited from… …   English World dictionary

  • Cooley’s anemia — Cooley’s anemia. = β thalassemia (см.). (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • Cooley's anemia — Cooley s anemia. См. анемия Кули. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • Cooley's anemia — noun Etymology: Thomas B. Cooley died 1945 American pediatrician Date: circa 1935 a severe thalassemic anemia that is associated with the presence of microcytes, enlargement of the liver and spleen, increase in the erythroid bone marrow, and… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Cooley's anemia — noun a fatal form of homozygous thalassemia (inherited from both parents) in which there is no hemoglobin; skeletal deformations; heart and spleen and liver enlarged • Syn: ↑Cooley s anaemia, ↑thalassemia major, ↑thalassaemia major • Hypernyms:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Cooley's anemia — thalassemia. [1930 35; named after Thomas Benton Cooley (1871 1945), U.S. pediatrician, who reported incidences of the disease] * * * …   Universalium

  • Cooley's anemia — Coo′ley s ane′mia [[t]ˈku liz[/t]] n. pat thalassemia • Etymology: 1930–35; after Thomas Benton Cooley (1871–1945), U.S. pediatrician …   From formal English to slang

  • Cooley's anaemia — noun a fatal form of homozygous thalassemia (inherited from both parents) in which there is no hemoglobin; skeletal deformations; heart and spleen and liver enlarged • Syn: ↑Cooley s anemia, ↑thalassemia major, ↑thalassaemia major • Hypernyms:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • cooley's disease — noun see cooley s anemia …   Useful english dictionary

  • anemia de COOLEY — enfermedad mediterránea o talasemia, caracterizada por esplenomegalia, facies mongólica y alteraciones óseas de las manos y de los pies. Se debe a una interferencia congénita de la síntesis de hemoglobina Diccionario ilustrado de Términos Médicos …   Diccionario médico

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