COBALAMIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cobalamin mean? 

• COBALAMIN (noun)
  The noun COBALAMIN has 1 sense:

1. a B vitamin that is used to treat pernicious anemia

  Familiarity information: COBALAMIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COBALAMIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A B vitamin that is used to treat pernicious anemia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

antipernicious anemia factor; cobalamin; cyanocobalamin; vitamin B12

Hypernyms ("cobalamin" is a kind of...):

B; B-complex vitamin; B complex; B vitamin; vitamin B; vitamin B complex (originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins)

 Context examples 

Also called cobalamin and vitamin B12.

(Cyanocobalamin, NCI Dictionary)

Not enough cobalamin can cause certain types of anemia (a condition in which the number of red blood cells is below normal) and neurologic disorders.

(Cobalamin, NCI Dictionary)

Cobalamin is water-soluble (can dissolve in water) and must be taken in every day.

(Cobalamin, NCI Dictionary)

Cobalamin helps make red blood cells, DNA, RNA, energy, and tissues, and keeps nerve cells healthy.

(Cobalamin, NCI Dictionary)