polycythemia
/ˌpɒlɪsaɪˈθiːmɪə/noun
polycythemia is spelled P-O-L-Y-C-Y-T-H-E-M-I-A: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, polycythemia means “A rare disorder in which the bone marrow produces an abnormally large amount of blood cells, often red blood cells” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of polycythemia is polycythemias.
How many letters and syllables are in polycythemia?
| Letters | 12: P-O-L-Y-C-Y-T-H-E-M-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 127,184th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is polycythemia?
Polycythemia appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce polycythemia?
- /ˌpɒlɪsaɪˈθiːmɪə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of polycythemia
- polycythemias plural
- polycythaemia
- polycythæmia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does polycythemia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A rare disorder in which the bone marrow produces an abnormally large amount of blood cells, often red blood cells.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Polycythemia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense bone marrow disorder:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | polyglobulie, polycythémie |
| Portuguese | poliglobulia |
| Spanish | policitemia |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does polycythemia come from?
From poly- + -cyte + -emia, with /θ/ for euphony; akin to poly- + -cyte + hem- + -ia; morphologically parallel with erythrocythemia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).