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Pernicious anemia
noun
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Noun
- 1 A severe form of anemia caused by vitamin B₁₂ insufficiency. countable, uncountable
- 2 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) wordnet
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