Decrease in numbers of red blood cells or hemoglobin within red blood cells:
A) Anemia
B) Erythrocytosis
C) Thrombocytosis
D) Leukemia
E) Leukocytosis

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Anemia is a condition in which there is a decrease in the number of red blood cells or hemoglobin within the red blood cells. Erythrocytosis is the opposite, which is an increase in the number of red blood cells. Thrombocytosis is an increase in the number of platelets, while leukemia and leukocytosis both involve an increase in the number of white blood cells.

Decrease in Numbers of Red Blood Cells or Hemoglobin Within