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Noun: Fanconi's anemia
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: Fanconi's anaemia)
  1. A rare congenital anemia characterized by pancytopenia and hypoplasia of the bone marrow
    "The child was diagnosed with Fanconi's anemia after routine blood tests showed abnormally low cell counts";
    - Fanconi's anaemia [Brit, Cdn], congenital pancytopenia

Type of: anaemia [Brit, Cdn], anemia [N. Amer], genetic abnormality, genetic defect, genetic disease, genetic disorder, hereditary condition, hereditary disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder

Encyclopedia: Fanconi's anemia