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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

polycythemia Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • vera: AB - A 68-year-old female patient is described in whom acute lymphoblastic leukemia followed a long course of polycythemia vera.