Meaning | 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). |
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Synonyms | pernicious anaemia, malignant anemia, malignant anaemia |
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Narrower | megaloblastic anemia, megaloblastic anaemia | anemia characterized by many large immature and dysfunctional red blood cells (megaloblasts) in the bone marrow |
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metaplastic anemia, metaplastic anaemia | pernicious anemia in which the various formed elements in the blood are changed |
Broader | anemia, anaemia | A deficiency of red blood cells |
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Spanish | anemia perniciosa |
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Catalan | anèmia maligna, anèmia perniciosa |
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