First Known Use: circa 1935
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Cooley's anemia
noun Coo·ley's anemia \ˈkü-lēz-\
Definition of COOLEY'S ANEMIA
: 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 especially in children of Mediterranean parents
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Origin of COOLEY'S ANEMIA
Thomas B. Cooley †1945 American pediatrician
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Cooley's anemia
noun Coo·ley's anemia \ˌkü-lēz-\
Medical Definition of COOLEY'S ANEMIA
: 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 especially in children of Mediterranean parents—called also thalassemia major
Biographical Note for COOLEY'S ANEMIA
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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