1. anemia characterized by pancytopenia resulting from failure of the bone marrow; can be caused by neoplasm or by toxic exposure; [syn: aplastic anemia, aplastic anaemia]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
aplastic anaemia
n 1: anemia characterized by pancytopenia resulting from failure
of the bone marrow; can be caused by neoplasm or by toxic
exposure [syn: aplastic anemia, aplastic anaemia]