thalassemia

Etymology
From (see also ) and  (from ). The etymology is suggestive of the epidemiology of the disorder, which is more common in people of Mediterranean descent. First used in 1932.

Noun

 * 1)  Any of a group of inherited disorders in which the amount of hemoglobin in the blood is reduced.

Translations

 * Catalan: talassèmia
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 地中海貧血, 海洋性貧血, 地貧
 * Mandarin:, , 地貧
 * Finnish: talassemia
 * French:
 * German:
 * Persian:
 * Portuguese: talassemia
 * Spanish: talasemia
 * Turkish: talasemi