polycythemia

noun

a disorder characterized by an abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells in the blood

Roots

polyspoly- · Greek · many kytoscyt- · Greek · cell, hollow vessel haimahem- · Greek · blood ia-ia · Greek · condition

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The word polycythemia breaks down into 4 roots of Greek origin: poly-, from Greek polys (“many”); cyt, from Greek kytos (“cell, hollow vessel”); hem, from Greek haima (“blood”); and -ia, from Greek ia (“condition”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.