achlorhydric anemia

a·chlor·hy·dric a·ne·mi·a

a form of chronic hypochromic microcytic anemia associated with achlorhydria or achylia gastrica; observed most frequently in women in the third to fifth decades.

Synonym(s): Faber anemia, Faber syndrome

achlorhydric anemia

A hypochromic, microcytic anemia associated with a lack of free hydrochloric acid in gastric juice.

See also: anemia

Faber,

Knud H., Danish physician, 1862-1956.

Faber anemia - a form of chronic hypochromic microcytic anemia associated with achlorhydria or achylia gastrica. Synonym(s): achlorhydric anemia; Faber syndrome

Faber syndrome - Synonym(s): Faber anemia

a·chlor·hy·dric a·ne·mi·a

(ā-klōr-hīdrik ă-nēmē-ă)

Chronic hypochromic microcytic anemia associated with achlorhydria or achylia gastrica.