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POLYCYTHEMIA VERA [1 record]

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Record 1 2001-06-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Blood
DEF

... a myeloproliferative disease characterized by the sustained persistence of an increased level of hemoglobin and an increased hematocrit. Its physiologic features are based on an increase in blood viscosity caused by the increase in red cell mass: The red cell mass dominates and defines the clinical syndrome.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Sang
DEF

Maladie primitive acquise faisant partie des syndromes myéloprolifératifs (caractérisée par la prolifération non contrôlée de l'ensemble des lignées myéloïdes, surtout de la lignée érythroblastique), d'origine clonale.

Spanish

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