n.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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a form of anaemia characterized by lesions of the spinal cord, weakness, sore tongue, numbness in the arms and legs, diarrhoea, etc: associated with inadequate absorption of vitamin B12 恶性贫血
Thekind of paper that purports to show that people whoeat more thanonekiloofbroccolia weekwere 1.17 times more likely thanthose whoeat less to suffer late in life from perniciousanaemia.