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Pernicious anaemia

British pronunciation/pɜːnˈɪʃəs ɐnˈiːmiə/
American pronunciation/pɜːnˈɪʃəs ɐnˈiːmiə/
Pernicious anaemia
[NOUN]
1

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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