What does "polychromasia" mean?

A disorder in which there is an abnormally high number of red blood cells in the bloodstream as a result of their having been prematurely released from the bone marrow during blood formation.

What is a synonym for "polychromasia"?

Common synonyms include: polychromatophilia, polychromatophilia.

Polychromasia

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A disorder in which there is an abnormally high number of red blood cells in the bloodstream as a result of their having been prematurely released from the bone marrow during blood formation.

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polychromatophilia polychromatophilia

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bone marrow red blood cell

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