noun
a rare congenital anemia characterized by pancytopenia and hypoplasia of the bone marrow
• Syn: ↑Fanconi's anaemia, ↑congenital pancytopenia
• Hypernyms:
↑anemia, ↑anaemia, ↑genetic disease, ↑genetic disorder, ↑genetic abnormality, ↑genetic defect, ↑congenital disease, ↑inherited disease, ↑inherited disorder, ↑hereditary disease, ↑hereditary condition
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\\fän¦kōnēz-, fan-\ nounUsage: usually capitalized F
Etymology: after Guido Fanconi died 1979 Swiss pediatrician
: aplastic anemia that is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait and is characterized by progressive pancytopenia, hypoplastic bone marrow, skeletal anomalies (as short stature), microcephaly, hypogonadism, and a predisposition to leukemia
Useful english dictionary. 2012.