pernicious_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 malignant_anemia | |
Related terms: | anemia metaplastic_anemia megaloblastic_anemia | |
Similar spelling: |
pernicious_anaemia perniciousness |