microdrepanocytosis
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microdrepanocytosis mi·cro·drep·a·no·cy·to·sis (mī'krō-drěp'ə-nō-sī-tō'sĭs, -drə-pān'ō-)
n.
A congenital chronic hemolytic anemia caused by the presence of sickle cell hemoglobin and thalassemia hemoglobin in the red blood cells.
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