polycythemia

Noun

Meaning

a disorder characterized by an abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells in the blood

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

polyglobulia blood hemophilia anaemia leukemia anemia sickle-cell anemia erythrocytosis polycythaemia erythrocythemia polyglobulism

Hypernyms

blood disease blood disorder

Phrases with the word

primary polycythemia polycythemia rubra vera

Examples

Abnormal blood cell shapes and children born with polycythemia (a disease in which the proportion of blood volume made up of RBCs increases) can create an overload of RBCs to be processed. Source: Internet

In terms of hematocrit, a value greater than 48 in women and 52 in men is indicative of polycythemia. Source: Internet

The outlook for primary polycythemia without treatment is generally poor, with a life expectancy of about 2 years. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

polycystine polycythaemia polycythaemic polycythemia rubra vera polycythemia vera polycythemic