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PERNICIOUS-ANEMIA


originator: Clara
origination date: 09/05/2002
subject field: medicine: disease
check date: 03/06/2002
checker: Pamela

Conceptual Structures
ISAANEMIA
ANCESTORSALL
ANEMIA
CHANGE-STATE
CHANGE-STATE-ANIMAL
DISEASE-EVENT
DISEASE-OF-BLOOD
EVENT
LIVING-EVENT
PHYSICAL-EVENT


English
pernicious anemiadefinition: condition caused by the lack of a substance that is essential to the absorption of vitamin B12 and the maturation of red blood cells and other cells, in which a decrease in the red blood cells affects the gastrointestinal and neurological systems. Symptoms may include paleness, shortness of breath, fatigue, palpitations or heart fluttering, soreness in the tongue and mouth, and a yellowing of the skin. If the spinal cord is affected, there may be difficulty in walking, tingling in the hands and feet, memory loss, confusion, and depression. (en)
number: singular
part of speech: noun
reliability code: 10
term type: main entry term

Spanish
anemia perniciosadefinition: enfermedad derivada de la carencia de una sustancia esencial para la absorción de vitamina B12 y la maduración de hematíes y otras células sanguïneas, en la que una reducción del número de células sanguíneas afecta a los sistemas gastrointestinal y neurológico. Los síntomas son palidez, disnea, fatiga, palpitaciones o taquisistolia cardíaca, llagas en la boca y en la lengua e ictericia. Si se ve afectada la médula espinal puede que exista dificultad al caminar, temblores en manos y pies, pérdida de memoria, confusión y depresión. (es)
gender: feminine
number: singular
reliability code: 10
part of speech: noun
term type: main entry term