oligocythaemicoligocythemicadj.
/ˌɒlᵻɡə(ʊ)sʌɪˈθiːmɪk/, U.S. /ˌɑləɡoʊˌsaɪˈθimɪk/, /ˌoʊləɡoʊˌsaɪˈθimɪk/ Medicine. rare.
Of, relating to, or characterized by oligocythaemia.
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oligocythaemic1858
spanaemic1882
1858 J. L. W. Thudichum Treat. Pathol. Urine 138 The amount of blood-corpuscles..so considerably diminished as to cause an anæmic, or better oligocythæmic, condition.
1898 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. V. 534 There are two classes—the hæmolytic and the oligocythæmic.
1962 T. G. Herbert Abbrev. Basic Med. Physiol. ii. ix. 158 Hyper-and hypovolemia can thus be..oligocythemic, in which the plasma volume is altered relatively more so than cell volume.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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