Multiple choice

Anemia is not caused by

  1. blood loss from the body

  2. inadequate secretion of erythropoietin

  3. polycythemia

  4. excessive destruction of erythrocytes

  5. bone marrow failure
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C Correct answer
Explanation

This is an opposite to anemia. Polycythemia is a bone marrow disease that leads to an abnormal increase in the number of blood cells, primarily red blood cells.

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