malignant_anemia
1. [ noun ] (medicine,physiology) a chronic progressive anemia of older adults; thought to result from a lack of intrinsic factor (a substance secreted by the stomach that is responsible for the absorption of vitamin B12)
Synonyms: malignant_anaemia pernicious_anaemia pernicious_anemia
Related terms: anemia metaplastic_anemia megaloblastic_anemia
Similar spelling:   malignant_anaemia
  malignant_neuroma
  malignant_neoplasm
  malignant_melanoma
  malignant_pustule
  malignant_tumor
  malignant_hepatoma