pernicious anemia

Noun pernicious anemia has 1 sense

• pernicious anemia(n = noun.state) malignant anaemia, malignant anemia, pernicious 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);
has particulars: megaloblastic anaemia, megaloblastic anemia, metaplastic anaemia, metaplastic anemia
is a kind of anaemia, anemia