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May 21, 2013

Sickle Cell Disease (Sickle Cell Anemia) Glossary of Terms

The following are health and medical definitions of terms that appear in the Sickle Cell Disease (Sickle Cell Anemia) article.

Abdomen: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Abdominal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Abdominal pain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Abnormal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Acute: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Amniocentesis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Analysis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Anemia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Anesthesia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Angiogram: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Antibiotic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Appendicitis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Arms: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Arthritis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Aseptic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Aseptic necrosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Aspirin: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Autosomal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Autosomal dominant: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bacteria: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bacterial: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bile: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Biofeedback: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Blindness: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Blood transfusion: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bone marrow: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bone marrow transplantation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Brain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Carbon dioxide: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cell: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Cholecystitis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chorionic villus sampling: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chromosome: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chronic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Circulation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Coma: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Congestion: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cough: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Dactylitis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Dehydration: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diagnosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

DNA: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Elbow: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Electrophoresis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Father: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Fatigue: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Fetus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Fever: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Flu: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Folic acid: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Gallbladder: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Gallstones: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Gene: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Genes: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Genetic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Genetic counseling: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart muscle: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hemoglobin: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hemoglobin S: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Hemolysis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hemorrhage: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hepatitis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hepatomegaly: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hydroxyurea: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ibuprofen: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Immune: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Impotence: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Infarction: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Infection: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Inflammation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Influenza: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Inheritance: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Injury: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Internal medicine: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Iron: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Jaundice: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Joint: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Kidney: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Knee: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Laboratory: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Laser: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Leg: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lethal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Liver: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lungs: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Magnesium: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Malaria: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Marrow: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Meningitis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Metabolism: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Microscope: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Molecule: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Muscle: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Narcotic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Nausea: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Necrosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Nerve: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Offspring: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Organ: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Osteomyelitis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Osteonecrosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Osteoporosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Oxygen: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Pathogenesis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pelvic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pelvic pain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Penis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Physical therapy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Placenta: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pneumonia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pregnancy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pregnant: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Prenatal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Prenatal diagnosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Priapism: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Prognosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Progressive: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Protein: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Pulmonary: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Range of motion: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Recessive: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Recurrent: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Red blood cell: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Red blood cells: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Remedy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Retina: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Retinal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Retinal detachment: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Retinopathy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Rupture: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Salmonella: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sex chromosome: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Shock: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Sibling: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sickle cell anemia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sickle cell disease: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sickle cell trait: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sodium: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Speech therapy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Spine: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Spleen: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Splenomegaly: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Stomach: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Stress: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Stroke: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Symptom: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Therapy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Topical: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Trait: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Transfusion: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Transplant: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Trauma: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Tubes: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ulceration: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Urine: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Vaccination: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Vertebrae: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Villus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Viruses: See the definition from MedTerms.com

X-ray: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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