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polycythemia.

A rare disorder in which the bone marrow produces an abnormally large amount of blood cells, often red blood cells.

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noun/ˌpɒlɪsaɪˈθiːmɪə/
  1. A rare disorder in which the bone marrow produces an abnormally large amount of blood cells, often red blood cells.

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Where this word comes from

From poly- + -cyte + -emia, with /θ/ for euphony; akin to poly- + -cyte + hem- + -ia; morphologically parallel with erythrocythemia.

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