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polycythemia

/ˌpɒlɪsaɪˈθiːmɪə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables
poly-cythemia
IPA
/ˌpɒlɪsaɪˈθiːmɪə/
27
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rare disorder in which the bone marrow produces an abnormally large amount of blood cells, often red blood cells.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From poly- + -cyte + -emia, with /θ/ for euphony; akin to poly- + -cyte + hem- + -ia; morphologically parallel with erythrocythemia.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

polycythemias (plural) polycythaemia (alternative) polycythæmia (alternative)

Phrases

polycythemia rubra vera polycythemia vera primary polycythemia

Synonyms

erythrocythemia erythrocytosis polyglobulia

Questions

How do you pronounce polycythemia?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɒlɪsaɪˈθiːmɪə/.
What does polycythemia mean?
A rare disorder in which the bone marrow produces an abnormally large amount of blood cells, often red blood cells.
Where does polycythemia come from?
From poly- + -cyte + -emia, with /θ/ for euphony; akin to poly- + -cyte + hem- + -ia; morphologically parallel with erythrocythemia.

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