polycythaemia

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polycythaemia esp US, polycythemia [ˌpɒlɪsaɪˈθiːmɪə]

(Medicine / Pathology) an abnormal condition of the blood characterized by an increase in the number of red blood cells. It can occur as a primary disease of unknown cause (polycythaemia vera or erythraemia) or in association with respiratory or circulatory diseases

[from poly- + cyto- + -haemia]

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