A disorder in which there is an abnormally high number of red blood cells in the bloodstream as a result of their having been prematurely released from the bone marrow during blood formation.
To accompany as an undertone.
To say or speak in an undertone.
To present as less important, noticeable or prominent.
A pale colour, or one seen underneath another colour.
A low state of the physical faculties.
An implicit message perceived subtly alongside, but not detracting noticeably from, the explicit message conveyed in or by a book, film, verbal dialogue or similar (contrast with overtone); an undercurrent.
An auditory tone of low pitch or volume.