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Definition of Malignant anemia
1. Noun. A chronic progressive anemia of older adults; thought to result from a lack of intrinsic factor (a substance secreted by the stomach that is responsible for the absorption of vitamin B12).
Specialized synonyms: Megaloblastic Anaemia, Megaloblastic Anemia, Metaplastic Anaemia, Metaplastic Anemia
Generic synonyms: Anaemia, Anemia
Lexicographical Neighbors of Malignant Anemia
Literary usage of Malignant anemia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Text-book of the Practice of Medicine by Allen Corson Cowperthwaite, N. B. Delamater (1901)
"Progressive Pernicious Anemia, Idiopathic Anemia, Essential Anemia, Malignant
Anemia. Definition A grave form of anemia, progressive in its character and ..."
2. Modern methods in nursing by Georgiana Jane Sanders (1922)
"... known as pernicious or malignant anemia, is characterized by a lemon hue of
the skin and nur membranes, the eyes remaining clear. ..."
3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"EMIA, malignant anemia, IDIOPATHIC AN.EMIA, ESSENTAL ANAEMIA, etc.), a severe
blood-disease, a progressive and usually fatal form of ..."
4. Cancer of the Stomach: A Clinical Study of 921 Operatively and by Frank Smithies, Albert John Ochsner (1916)
"There are many cases of malignant anemia in which ordinary drugs are of little
value. In such cases if the stool examination reveals the constant presence ..."
5. Memories of a Musical Career by Clara Kathleen Rogers (1919)
"... that and want of proper food caused malignant anemia to set in. The good Anna
had taken pity on her, sharing her humble fare with the poor girl and ..."
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