polycythemia vera

English

Wright-Giemsa stain of a blood smear from a PV-patient with myeloid metaplasia, showing three red blood cell precursors and slight to moderate anisopoikilocytosis

Alternative forms

• polycythaemia vera
• PV

Etymology

from Latin

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpɒlɪsaɪˈθiːmɪə ˈvɪəɹə/

Noun

polycythemia vera (plural polycythemia veras)

1. neoplasm of bone marrow in which too many red blood cells are produced, usually along with white blood cells and platelets

Synonyms

• erythremia
• primary polycythemia
• Vaquez disease
• Osler-Vaquez disease
• polycythemia rubra vera (PRV)