Synonyms for polycythemia
- noun
- American English
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A rare disorder in which the bone marrow produces an abnormally large amount of blood cells, often red blood cells.
Related words
- Phrases
- polycythemia vera polycythemia rubra vera primary polycythemia
- Other spellings
- polycythaemia UK
Forms
- Plural
- polycythemias → erythrocythemias, erythrocytoses, polyglobulias…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| polycythemia | falling | |
| erythrocythemia | falling | |
| erythrocytosis | steady | |
| polyglobulia | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 12 letters
- polyglobulia
- 14 letters
- erythrocytosis
- 15 letters
- erythrocythemia