erythrocytosis

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noun

Synonym of polycythemia.

Similar
polycythemia
OriginEnglish erythrocyte ← Latin cyta ← Ancient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos) →
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Meanings

nounerythrocytosis (countable and uncountable, plural erythrocytoses)

plural erythrocytoses

  1. countableuncountablebiologySynonym of polycythemia.

    Synonyms: polycythemia

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of polycythemia.

Similar
polycythemia
Also see
polycythemia

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁rewdʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁rudʰrós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*erutʰrós
  4. Ancient Greekἐρῠθρός (erŭthrós)
  5. Englisherythro-
  6. Ancient Greekκῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)
  7. Latincyta
  8. Englisherythrocyte
  9. Englisherythrocytosis

From erythrocyte + -osis.

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APA

erythrocytosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/erythrocytosis

MLA

“erythrocytosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/erythrocytosis. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “erythrocytosis,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/erythrocytosis.

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