pernicious anemia
pernicious anemia
nounDefinition of PERNICIOUS ANEMIA
: a severe megaloblastic anemia that is marked by a progressive decrease in the number of red blood cells and by pallor, weakness, and gastrointestinal and nervous disturbances and is caused by malabsorption of vitamin B12 due to the absence of intrinsic factor
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