hemochromatosis

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hē′mə krō′mə tō′sis, hem′ə-)

Inflections of 'hemochromatosis' (n): npl: hemochromatoses (US)

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he•mo•chro•ma•to•sis  (hē′mə krō′mə tō′sis, hem′ə-),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]
  1. Pathologya rare metabolic disorder characterized by a bronzed skin, cirrhosis, and severe diabetes, caused by the deposit in tissue, esp. of the liver and pancreas, of hemosiderin and other pigments containing iron. Also called bronze diabetes. 
  • 1895–1900; hemo- + chromat- + -osis
he•mo•chro•ma•tot•ic  (hē′mō krō′mə tot′ik, hem′ō-),USA pronunciation adj. 
'hemochromatosis' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bronze diabetes

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