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FANCONI'S ANAEMIA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A rare congenital anemia characterized by pancytopenia and hypoplasia of the bone marrow
Synonyms:
congenital pancytopenia; Fanconi's anaemia; Fanconi's anemia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("Fanconi's anaemia" is a kind of...):
congenital disease; genetic abnormality; genetic defect; genetic disease; genetic disorder; hereditary condition; hereditary disease; inherited disease; inherited disorder (a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically)
anaemia; anemia (a deficiency of red blood cells)