DICTIONARY ENTRY
6 SYLLABLES
pernicious anaemia
Pernicious anaemia has 6 syllables: per · ni · cious a · nae · mi · a.
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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).
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