polycythemia vera

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English

 polycythemia vera on Wikipedia
Wright-Giemsa stain of a blood smear from a PV-patient with myeloid metaplasia, showing three red blood cell precursors and slight to moderate anisopoikilocytosis

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Etymology

from Latin poly-("many") + cyt-("cells") + -emia("condition in the blood") + vera

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌpɒlɪsaɪˈθiːmɪə ˈvɪəɹə/

Noun

polycythemia vera (uncountable)

  1. A neoplasm of bone marrow in which too many red blood cells are produced, usually along with white blood cells and platelets.

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