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polycythaemia

/ ˌpɒlɪsaɪˈθiːmɪə /

noun

  1. an abnormal condition of the blood characterized by an increase in the number of red blood cells. It can occur as a primary disease of unknown cause ( polycythaemia vera or erythraemia ) or in association with respiratory or circulatory diseases
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of polycythaemia1

C19: from poly- + cyto- + -haemia

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