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pernicious anaemia

noun 6 syllables 18 letters Scrabble 23 WWF 29
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noun

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)

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