erythremia

English

Alternative forms

• erythraemia

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɛɹɪˈθɹiːmiə/

Noun

erythremia (countable and uncountable, plural erythremias)

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

Synonyms

• polycythemia vera

Hypernyms

• polycythemia (erythrocythemia, erythrocytosis)