________ is a condition in which chronic low levels of oxygen (due to lung disease or living in high altitudes) cause the body to produce higher than normal amounts of erythrocytes to more efficiently transport the smaller amounts of available oxygen.
A. Primary polycythemia
B. Primary erythrocytopenia
C. Secondary polycythemia
D. Secondary erythrocytopenia
Answer: C
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