polycythemia vera

English
Wright-Giemsa stain of a blood smear from a PV-patient with myeloid metaplasia, showing three red blood cell precursors and slight to moderate anisopoikilocytosis

Alternative forms
  • polycythaemia vera
  • PV

Etymology

from Latin

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌpɒlɪsaɪˈθiːmɪə ˈvɪəɹə/

Noun

polycythemia vera (plural polycythemia veras)

  1. neoplasm of bone marrow in which too many red blood cells are produced, usually along with white blood cells and platelets

Synonyms
  • erythremia
  • primary polycythemia
  • Vaquez disease
  • Osler-Vaquez disease
  • polycythemia rubra vera (PRV)
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