PERNICIOUS ANEMIA


Meaning of PERNICIOUS ANEMIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1874

: 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 B 12 due to the absence of intrinsic factor

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