Polycythemia

Polycythemia is an increase in the number of red blood cells above the physiological limit. The normal number of erythrocytes in a healthy adult individual is 4.3-5.3.10 12 /l of blood for men and 3.8-4.8.10 12 /l for women.

Related articles

 * Disease states from an increased number of erythrocytes
 * Polycythemia (neonatology)

Source

 * ŠVÍGLEROVÁ, Jitka. Polycytemie [online]. Poslední revize 18. 2. 2009, [cit. 12.11.2010]. < https://web.archive.org/web/20160416224322/http://wiki.lfp-studium.cz/index.php/Polycytemie >.