erythremia

noun

er·y·thre·mia ˌer-ə-ˈthrē-mē-ə

: polycythemia vera

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1908, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of erythremia was in 1908

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erythremia

noun

er·y·thre·mia

variants or chiefly British erythraemia

ˌer-ə-ˈthrē-mē-ə

: polycythemia vera

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