Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Aplastic anemia \A*plas"tic a*ne"mi*a\, n. [from aplasia[2].]
(Med.)
an anemia characterized by substantial reduction or cessation
of production of red blood cells and hemoglobin by the bone
marrow. --Stedman
Syn: Ehrlich's anemia; anemia gravis.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
aplastic anemia
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]