erythremia
English
Alternative forms
- erythraemia
Etymology
Analysed as erythr- (“red”) + -emia. Compare leukemia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɛɹɪˈθɹiːmiə/
Noun
erythremia (countable and uncountable, plural erythremias)
- A medical condition characterised by the excess production of red blood cells
Synonyms
- polycythemia vera
Hypernyms
- polycythemia (erythrocythemia, erythrocytosis)