antipernicious anemia factor
- antipernicious anemia factor
noun
a B vitamin that is used to treat pernicious anemia
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cobalamin — noun a B vitamin that is used to treat pernicious anemia • Syn: ↑vitamin B12, ↑cyanocobalamin, ↑antipernicious anemia factor • Hypernyms: ↑B complex vitamin, ↑B complex, ↑vitamin B complex, ↑vitamin B … Useful english dictionary
B complex — noun originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins • Syn: ↑B complex vitamin, ↑vitamin B complex, ↑vitamin B, ↑B vitamin, ↑B • Hypernyms: ↑water soluble vitamin … Useful english dictionary
B vitamin — noun originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑B complex vitamin, ↑B complex, ↑vitamin B complex, ↑vitamin B, ↑B • Hypernyms: ↑water soluble vitamin … Useful english dictionary
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