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vitamin B12

DEFINITIONS OF: vitamin B12

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n a B vitamin that is used to treat pernicious anemia

Synonyms:
antipernicious anemia factor, cobalamin, cyanocobalamin
Type of:
B, B complex, B vitamin, B-complex vitamin, vitamin B, vitamin B complex
originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins
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