Other Names for Sickle Cell Disease?

  • HbS disease
  • Hemoglobin S disease
  • Hemoglobin SS disease
  • Sickle cell disease (a broad term that includes sickle cell anemia)
  • Sickle cell disorders (a broad group of conditions that includes sickle cell anemia)
  • Sickling disorder due to hemoglobin S

 

Source: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health.