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erythremia

/ˌɛɹɪˈθɹiːmiə/

erythremia noun: a medical condition characterised by the excess production of red blood cells.

Noun

erythremia (countable and uncountable, plural erythremias)

  1. A medical condition characterised by the excess production of red blood cells

Synonyms of erythremia

Forms of erythremia

pluralerythremias
alternative formerythraemia

Origin of erythremia

Analysed as erythr- (“red”) + -emia. Compare leukemia.

Questions about erythremia

What does erythremia mean?
Erythremia means a medical condition characterised by the excess production of red blood cells.
What part of speech is erythremia?
Erythremia is a noun.
How do you pronounce erythremia?
Erythremia is pronounced /ˌɛɹɪˈθɹiːmiə/.
What is the plural of erythremia?
The plural of erythremia is erythremias.

Words near erythremia in the dictionary

  1. erythraric acid
  2. erythrartine
  3. erythrasma
  4. erythravine
  5. erythredema
  6. erythremia
  7. erythremias
  8. erythremomelalgia
  9. erythric
  10. erythrin
  11. erythrina

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