polycythemia vera

Meaning

Noun

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

Related

Similar words

PV, PCV
erythremia, primary polycythemia, polycythemia rubra vera (PRV)
Vaquez disease, Osler-Vaquez disease

Origin

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

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