megaloblastic anaemia

Noun
  1. Anemia characterized by many large immature and dysfunctional red blood cells (megaloblasts) in the bone marrow;
    Associated with pernicious anemia (synset 114191255)
    is a type of: 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)
    same as: megaloblastic anemia

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