sickle cell trait
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trait
[trāt]1. any genetically determined condition; also, the condition prevailing in the heterozygous state of a recessive disorder, as the sickle cell trait.
2. a distinctive behavior pattern.
sickle cell trait the condition, usually asymptomatic, of being heterozygous for hemoglobin S; see also sickle cell.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
sick·le cell trait
the heterozygous state of the gene for hemoglobin S in sickle cell anemia.
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sickle cell trait
n.
A hereditary condition, usually harmless and without symptoms, in which an individual carries only one mutated hemoglobin gene for sickle cell anemia. The sickle cell trait confers resistance to some forms of fatal malaria.
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sickle cell trait
Heterozygosity for HbS seen in 8% of US blacks, up to 30% of African populations Clinical No anemia, normal growth, development, lifespan, slight ↑ in sudden unexplained death; hematuria, splenic infarction. See Sickle cell disease.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.