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erythrocytosis

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erythrocytosis [ə‚rith·rə‚sī′tō·səs]
(medicine)
An increase in the number of circulating erythrocytes of more than two standard deviations above the mean normal, usually occurring secondary to hypoxia. Also known as erythremia; polycythemia.


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In rats, intrarenal injection of nickel subsulfide resulted first in a pronounced erythrocytosis and eventually in the development of local tumors (Jasmin and Solymoss 1975; Morse et al.
Measurement of the hemoglobin concentration is important as an initial step in the detection of anemia (diminished hemoglobin concentration) or erythrocytosis (increased red blood cell count and hemoglobin concentration).
 
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