Meanings
nounpolycythemia (countable and uncountable, plural polycythemias)
plural polycythemias · alternative polycythaemia · alternative polycythæmia
- countableuncountablemedicineA rare disorder in which the bone marrow produces an abnormally large amount of blood cells, often red blood cells.
Synonyms: erythrocythemia, erythrocytosis, polyglobulia
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA rare disorder in which the bone marrow produces an abnormally large amount of blood cells, often red blood cells.
Origin
Translations
Catalan policitèmia
- policitèmiabone marrow disorder
Finnish erytrosyteesi, polysytemia
- erytrosyteesibone marrow disorder
- polysytemiabone marrow disorder
French polyglobulie, polycythémie
- polyglobuliebone marrow disorder
- polycythémiebone marrow disorder
Italian policitemia
- policitemiabone marrow disorder
Polish nadkrwistość
- nadkrwistośćbone marrow disorder
Portuguese poliglobulia
- poliglobuliabone marrow disorder
Romanian policitemie
- policitemiebone marrow disorder
Spanish policitemia
- policitemiabone marrow disorder
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Chicago
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