See Also: Bastille(encyclopedia)
Bastille(dictionary)
bastille(2)(dictionary)
bastille(1)(dictionary)
Polycythemia(health)
Polycythemia(medicine)
polycythemia rubra(medicine)
polycythemia vera(medicine)
compensatory polycythemia(medicine)
polycythemia hypertonica(medicine)

Polycythemia vera (health) and Bastille (sh)


Polycythemia vera (health)


Polycythemia vera is an abnormal increase in blood cells (primarily red blood cells) resulting from excess production by the bone marrow.





Bastille (sh)




Medieval fortress in Paris that became a symbol of despotism.

In the 17th-18th centuries, the Bastille was used as a French state prison and a place of detention for important persons. On July 14, 1789, at the beginning of the French Revolution, an armed mob of Parisians captured the fortress and released its prisoners, a dramatic action that came to symbolize the end of the ancien regime. The Bastille was subsequently demolished by the Revolutionary government. Bastille Day (July 14) has been a French national holiday since 1880.