Medical Dictionary
sickle–cell trait
noun
Medical Definition of SICKLE-CELL TRAIT
: a usually asymptomatic blood condition in which some red blood cells tend to sickle but usually not enough to produce anemia and which occurs in individuals (as those of African or Mediterranean descent) who are heterozygous for the gene controlling hemoglobin S
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