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

Etymology

from Latin poly-("many") + cyt-("cells") + -emia("condition in the blood") + vera

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpɒlɪsaɪˈθiːmɪə ˈvɪəɹə/

Noun

polycythemia vera (uncountable)

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

Synonyms

• PV, PCV (initialisms)
• erythremia, primary polycythemia, polycythemia rubra vera (PRV)
• Vaquez disease, Osler-Vaquez disease