FANCONI'S ANAEMIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Fanconi's anaemia mean? 

• FANCONI'S ANAEMIA (noun)
  The noun FANCONI'S ANAEMIA has 1 sense:

1. a rare congenital anemia characterized by pancytopenia and hypoplasia of the bone marrow

  Familiarity information: FANCONI'S ANAEMIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FANCONI'S ANAEMIA (noun)

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Meaning:

A rare congenital anemia characterized by pancytopenia and hypoplasia of the bone marrow

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Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

congenital pancytopenia; Fanconi's anaemia; Fanconi's anemia

Hypernyms ("Fanconi's anaemia" is a kind of...):

congenital disease; genetic abnormality; genetic defect; genetic disease; genetic disorder; hereditary condition; hereditary disease; inherited disease; inherited disorder (a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically)

anaemia; anemia (a deficiency of red blood cells)