1. anemia characterized by many large immature and dysfunctional red blood cells (megaloblasts) in the bone marrow; associated with pernicious anemia; [syn: megaloblastic anemia, megaloblastic anaemia]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
megaloblastic anaemia
n 1: anemia characterized by many large immature and
dysfunctional red blood cells (megaloblasts) in the bone
marrow; associated with pernicious anemia [syn:
megaloblastic anemia, megaloblastic anaemia]