sickle cell trait

sickle cell trait Word Origin noun Pathology.

1. the usually asymptomatic hereditary condition that occurs when a person inherits from only one parent the abnormal hemoglobin gene characteristic of sickle cell anemia.

Origin of sickle cell trait First recorded in 1925–30 Also called sicklemia. sickle cell trait in Medicine sickle cell trait n.

1. A hereditary condition, usually harmless and without symptoms, in which an individual carries only one gene for sickle cell anemia.