malignant anaemia

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malignant anaemia - 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) malignant anemia, pernicious anaemia, pernicious anemia megaloblastic anaemia, megaloblastic anemia - anemia characterized by many large immature and dysfunctional red blood cells (megaloblasts) in the bone marrow; associated with pernicious anemia metaplastic anaemia, metaplastic anemia - pernicious anemia in which the various formed elements in the blood are changed anemia, anaemia - a deficiency of red blood cells

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