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Definition of oligocythaemia in US English:

oligocythaemia

(also oligocythemia)

noun

Medicine
rare

  • Deficiency of red blood cells; anaemia.

Origin

Late 19th century. From oligo- + -cyte + -haemia, after German Oligocythämie.

Pronunciation

oligocythaemia

/ˌɒlɪɡə(ʊ)sʌɪˈθiːmɪə/