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thalassemia (5) | (noun) - sea + -emia = inherited disorders of hemoglobin synthesis which are characterized by mild to severe anemia, and tend to occur in people of black, Mediterranean, or southeast Asian ancestry; Cooley's anemia. Often referred to in two forms, thalassemia major and thalassemia minor, the latter a milder form. Beta-thalassemia is an even more severe form. Thalassemic can be the adjective or noun form. | thalassic (4) | (adj.) - sea + -ic (characterized by) related to, or located in the area around, inland seas such as the Aegean. | thalassocracy (5) | (noun) - sea + government, rule, power = maritime supremacy, sea power | thalassocrat (5) | (noun) - sea + government, rule, power = one who has maritime supremacy or is a sea power. |
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