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METAPLASTIC ANAEMIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pernicious anemia in which the various formed elements in the blood are changed
Synonyms:
metaplastic anaemia; metaplastic anemia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("metaplastic anaemia" is a kind 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))