polycythemia

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From poly- +‎ -cyte +‎ -emia, with /θ/ for euphony; akin to poly- +‎ -cyte +‎ hem- +‎ -ia; morphologically parallel with erythrocythemia.

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  • IPA(key): /ˌpɒlɪsaɪˈθiːmɪə/

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polycythemia (countable and uncountable, plural polycythemias)

  1. (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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