What it means
The beginning of words about a large number or amount. Polyuria is passing a lot of urine, polydipsia is a lot of thirst, polyphagia is a lot of hunger, polycythemiapol-ee-sy-THEE-mee-uhHaving too many red blood cells in the blood.poly- manycyt/o cell-emia blood conditionFull entry is too many red cells, and polypharmacy is taking many drugs at once.
Related terms
hyper-
A word beginning that means above, over or more than normal.
polycythemia
Having too many red blood cells in the blood.