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Polycythemia Definition & Meaning

polycythemia
noun
  1. a disorder characterized by an abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells in the blood

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What does polycythemia mean?
a disorder characterized by an abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells in the blood
What part of speech is polycythemia?
Polycythemia is a noun.

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