[polycythemia ve.ra] n [NL, true polycythemia] (ca. 1925): polycythemia of unknown cause that is characterized by increase in total blood volume and accompanied by nosebleed, distension of the circulatory vessels, and enlargement of the spleen--called also erythremia
POLYCYTHEMIA VERA
Meaning of POLYCYTHEMIA VERA in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012