Cooley's anemia

Cooley's anemia

noun

Origin:
1930–35; named after Thomas Benton Cooley (1871–1945), U.S. pediatrician, who reported incidences of the disease

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Cooley's anemia Coo·ley's anemia (k&oomacr;'lēz)
n.
See thalassemia major.

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