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polycythemia definition

poly·cythemia (päl′i sī t̸hē′mē ə)

noun

an abnormal increase in the number and concentration of circulating red blood corpuscles

Etymology: poly- + cyt(o)- + -hemia

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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