noun
sickle cell disease; sickle cell anemia
Medical term covering both sickle cell disease and sickle cell anemia. Used in clinical contexts.
鎌状赤血球症は遺伝性の血液疾患です。
Sickle cell disease is a hereditary blood disorder.
Compound of 鎌状 (sickle-shaped), 赤血球 (red blood cell), and 症 (disease). The term describes the characteristic sickle shape of affected red blood cells.