megaloblastic anaemia

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(Medicine / Pathology) any anaemia, esp pernicious anaemia, characterized by the presence of megaloblasts in the blood or bone marrow

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megaloblastic anaemia - anemia characterized by many large immature and dysfunctional red blood cells (megaloblasts) in the bone marrow; associated with pernicious anemia

megaloblastic anemia

malignant anaemia, malignant anemia, pernicious anaemia, 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)

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