aplastic anemia

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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}]

from The 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]