aplastic anemia

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aplastic anemia - 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]

aplastic anemia - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]