achrestic anemia
noun
achres·tic anemia
ə-ˈkre-stik-
: chronic progressive macrocytic anemia characterized by a refractoriness to liver therapy
Word History
Etymology
a- + Greek chrēstikos knowing how to use, understanding the use of; from the hypothesis that the body of a sufferer from this disease is unable to use the antianemic principle contained in the body
First Known Use
1942, in the meaning defined above