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Polycythemia — Classification and external resources Packed cell volume diagram. ICD 10 D … Wikipedia
polycythemia — [päl΄i sī thē′mē ə] n. 〚 POLY + CYT(O) + HEMIA〛 an abnormal increase in the number and concentration of circulating red blood corpuscles * * * pol·y·cy·the·mi·a (pŏl ē sī thēʹmē ə) n. A condition marked by an abnormally large number … Universalium
polycythemia vera — polycythemia ve·ra vir ə n chronic polycythemia that is a myeloproliferative disorder of unknown cause characterized by an increase in total blood volume and viscosity and typically accompanied by nosebleed, headache, dizziness, weakness, itchy… … Medical dictionary
Polycythemia — The presence of too many red blood cells. Polycythemia formally exists when the hemoglobin, red blood cell (RBC) count and total RBC volume are both above normal. For example, the percentage of red blood cells in whole blood (hematocrit) in… … Medical dictionary
relative polycythemia — a decrease in plasma volume without the change in red blood cell mass of absolute polycythemia, so that the erythrocytes become more concentrated (elevated hematocrit). It occurs in both acute forms (a transient condition due to marked loss of… … Medical dictionary
secondary polycythemia — any absolute increase in the total red cell mass other than polycythemia vera, usually occurring as a physiologic response to tissue hypoxia. Some types are called compensatory or appropriate, such as from adjustments for general tissue hypoxia… … Medical dictionary
Radiophosphortherapie — Die Radiophosphortherapie ist eine Radionuklidtherapie bei der Polycythaemia vera und der essentiellen Thrombozythämie. Es wird das Radionuklid 32Phosphor verwendet. Die Methode gilt als Alternative zu den herkömmlichen Behandlungsverfahren –… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Hemoglobin — Hemoglobin, human, adult (heterotetramer, (αβ)2) Structure of human hemoglobin. The protein s α and β subunits are in red and blue, and the iron containing heme groups in green. Fro … Wikipedia
Thrombophilia — Classification and external resources … Wikipedia
Hormone replacement therapy (female-to-male) — Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for transgender and transsexual people replaces the hormones naturally occurring in their bodies with those of the other sex. However, not all cases of hormone replacement therapy are used by transgendered people … Wikipedia
