sickle cell anemia

Term ID

DOID:10923

Synonyms

• drepanocytosis
• haemoglobin SC disease
• Hb SC disease
• Hb-S/Hb-C disease
• Hb-SS disease without crisis
• HbSS disease
• Hemoglobin S disease without crisis
• hemoglobin SC disease
• homozygous sickle cell disease
• sickle cell anaemia
• Sickle-cell/Hb-C disease without crisis

Definition

A sickle cell disease that is characterized by the replacement of both of the beta-globin subunits in hemoglobin with hemoglobin S, resulting in a low number of red blood cells, repeated infections, and periodic episodes of pain. (3)

References

• MESH:D000755
• ORDO:232
• SNOMEDCT_US_2025_04_25:127040003
• UMLS_CUI:C0002895

Ontology

Human Disease   ( DOID:10923 )