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11 letters · 16 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun an inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin
originFrom Ancient Greek θάλασσα (thálassa, “sea”) (see also thalass-) and -emia (“blood”) (from αἷμα (haîma)). The etymology is suggestive of the epidemiology of the disorder, which is more common in people of Mediterranean descent. First used in 1932.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
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- ahimsas 12
- asthmas 12
- atheism 12
- hamates 12
- hamatsa 12
- hamlets 12
- hematal 12
- malthas 12