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Italian
Etymology
From poli- + -cito + -emia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /po.li.t͡ʃi.teˈmi.a/
- Rhymes: -ia
- Hyphenation: po‧li‧ci‧te‧mì‧a
Noun
policitemia f (plural policitemie)
- (pathology) polycythemia
Further reading
- policitemia in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- policitemia in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- policitemìa in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- policitemìa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Spanish
Etymology
From poli- + -cito + -emia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /poliθiˈtemja/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /polisiˈtemja/
- Rhymes: -emja
- Syllabification: po‧li‧ci‧te‧mia
Noun
policitemia f (plural policitemias)
- (pathology) polycythemia
- Antonym: anemia