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Word: Polycythaemia
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: modern Latin, from poly-‘many’ + -cyte‘cell’ + haemo-‘blood’ + -ia
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌpɒlɪsʌɪˈθiːmɪə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an abnormally high number of red blood cells in the blood, as a primary disease or secondary condition (usually associated with lung or heart disease or living at high altitude).
Short Definition:abnormally increased concentration of haemoglobin in blood
Variant Forms:
- polycythemia
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