antipernicious anemia factor
- noun
- /ˌæntɪpərˈnɪʃəs əˈniːmiə ˈfæktər/
- Archaic
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factor antipernicioso
- After being diagnosed with pernicious anemia, the patient began receiving injections of antipernicious anemia factor.
Examples
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Research showed that antipernicious anemia factor is essential for the production of healthy red blood cells.
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Historically, antipernicious anemia factor was identified as the key substance missing in the disease.
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The antipernicious anemia factor is crucial for red blood cell production.
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Many people are unaware of the antipernicious anemia factor in their diet.
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After being diagnosed with pernicious anemia, the patient began receiving injections of antipernicious anemia factor.
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Historically, antipernicious anemia factor was identified as the key substance missing in the disease.
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Research showed that antipernicious anemia factor is essential for the production of healthy red blood cells.
Synonyms
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3.4
A vitamin that helps make red blood cells and keeps the nervous system healthy
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5.9
A B vitamin needed to make red blood cells and keep the nervous system healthy
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A man-made form of vitamin B12 used to treat B12 deficiency by injection or tablet
Surface Forms
Morphology
antipernicious + anemia + factor
The phrase literally parses as anti- + pernicious anemia + factor, so it denotes a 'factor' that counteracts pernicious anemia and is compositionally derivable as something used to treat that condition. However, the form is technical and somewhat archaic ("antipernicious" is not a common lexical item), and it relies on knowing medical vocabulary like "pernicious," so the meaning is only partly predictable for an average B1 learner.
Etymology
Antipernicious anemia factor was an older name doctors used when they found a substance that fought the disease called 'pernicious anemia'. Because injections of this substance made patients better, people kept the name until scientists called it vitamin B12, so the phrase means the vitamin that treats that illness.