Meanings
plural pernicious anemias · alternative Commonwealth pernicious anaemia · alternative dated pernicious anæmia
- countableuncountablebiologyA severe form of anemia caused by vitamin B₁₂ insufficiency.
Synonyms: Addison's anemia, Biermer's anemia
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA severe form of anemia caused by vitamin B₁₂ insufficiency.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna 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)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian злокачествена анемия
- злокачествена анемия (zlokačestvena anemija)severe form of anemia
Dutch pernicieuze anemie
- pernicieuze anemiesevere form of anemia
Finnish näivetysveritauti
- näivetysveritautisevere form of anemia
Hungarian vészes vérszegénység
- vészes vérszegénységsevere form of anemia
Icelandic blóðhvarf, blóðkornafár
- blóðhvarfsevere form of anemia
- blóðkornafársevere form of anemia
- mergrunisevere form of anemia
Romanian anemie pernicioasă
- anemie pernicioasăsevere form of anemia
Cite this entry
pernicious anemia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pernicious%20anemia
“pernicious anemia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pernicious%20anemia. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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