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[syn: pernicious anemia, pernicious anaemia, malignant anemia, malignant anaemia]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
malignant anemia \malignant anemia\ n. (Med.)
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 B-12); also called pernicious anemia.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
malignant anemia
n 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) [syn: pernicious anemia,
pernicious anaemia, malignant anemia, malignant
anaemia]