pernicious anaemia
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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)
Types & categories
- anemia hypernym
- megaloblastic anemia hyponym
- metaplastic anemia hyponym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
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| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | anemia |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | megaloblastic anemia |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | metaplastic anemia |