Search Result for "aplastic_anemia":
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]