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Favisms

Favisms Definition & Meaning
Favisms Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Medical Term Favisms?

Hemolytic anemia due to the ingestion of fava beans or after inhalation of pollen from the Vicia fava plant by persons with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficient erythrocytes.

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