Meanings
alternative polycythaemia vera
- uncountableA neoplasm of bone marrow in which too many red blood cells are produced, usually along with white blood cells and platelets.
Synonyms: erythremia, Osler-Vaquez disease, PV, PCV, polycythemia rubra vera, primary polycythemia, Vaquez disease
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA neoplasm of bone marrow in which too many red blood cells are produced, usually along with white blood cells and platelets.
Origin
From polycythemia + vera (“true”).
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