 pernicious_anaemia |
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| 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_anemia malignant_anaemia pernicious_anemia | |
| Related terms: | anemia metaplastic_anemia megaloblastic_anemia | |
| Similar spelling: |
pernicious_anemia |
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