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