Medical Dictionary

aplastic anemia

noun

Medical Definition of APLASTIC ANEMIA

:  anemia that is characterized by defective function of the blood-forming organs (as the bone marrow) and is caused by toxic agents (as chemicals or X-rays) or is idiopathic in origin—called also hypoplastic anemia

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