English Explanatory Dictionary

pseudoerythrocytosis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Transiently high erythrocyte count (RBC count) that does not represent erythrocytosis despite that it would seem to if interpreted in isolation (out of clinical context, ignoring hemoconcentration). Also called relative erythrocytosis, relative polycythemia, or Gaisböck syndrome.

Word forms

pseudoerythrocytosis

Etymology

From pseudo- + erythrocytosis.

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