What is the meaning of crescent-cell anaemia?

A congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape.
- synonyms: sickle-cell anemia, sickle-cell anaemia, sickle-cell disease, crescent-cell anemia, drepanocytic anemia, drepanocytic anaemia

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