polycythemia
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]poly- + -cyte + -emia, with /θ/ for euphony; akin to poly- + -cyte + hem- + -ia; morphologically parallel with erythrocythemia.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]polycythemia (countable and uncountable, plural polycythemias)
- (pathology) A rare disorder in which the bone marrow produces an abnormally large amount of blood cells, often red blood cells.
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[edit]Translations
[edit]bone marrow disorder
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