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Detailed Synonyms for pernicious anemia in English
pernicious anemia:
pernicious anemia [the ~] noun, American
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the pernicious anemia
– 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) 1the pernicious anaemia; the pernicious anemia; the malignant anaemia; the malignant anemia– 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) 1