Sickle cell anemia is an inherited disorder that, in the U.S. affects mainly African-Americans and Hispanic Americans. Red blood cells become crescent-shaped because of a genetic defect. They break down rapidly, so oxygen does not get to the body's organs, causing anemia.
Definition of BOW. intransitive verb. 1. 2. : to bend the head, body, or knee in reverence, submission, or shame. 3. : to incline the head or body in salutation or assent or to acknowledge applause. 4. transitive verb. 1.
Typically, while executing such a bow, the man's right hand is pressed horizontally across the abdomen while the left is held out from the body. Social bowing is all but extinct, except in some very formal settings, though hand-kissing of women by men, which of necessity includes a bow, lingers on in some cultures.