pernicious anemia
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1. 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) (noun.state)
| hyponym | : | megaloblastic anaemia, megaloblastic anemia, |
| definition | : | anemia characterized by many large immature and dysfunctional red blood cells (megaloblasts) in the bone marrow; associated with pernicious anemia (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | metaplastic anaemia, metaplastic anemia, |
| definition | : | pernicious anemia in which the various formed elements in the blood are changed (noun.state) |
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