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HEMOCHROMATOSIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Pathology in which iron accumulates in the tissues; characterized by bronzed skin and enlarged liver and diabetes mellitus and abnormalities of the pancreas and the joints

Synonyms:

bronzed diabetes; hemochromatosis; iron-storage disease; iron overload

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("hemochromatosis" is a kind of...):

pathology (any deviation from a healthy or normal condition)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hemochromatosis"):

classic hemochromatosis; idiopathic hemochromatosis (inherited form of hemochromatosis)

acquired hemochromatosis (hemochromatosis resulting from repeated transfusions or from excessive intake of foods containing iron)

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 Context examples: 

Many symptoms of hemochromatosis are similar to those of other diseases.

(Hemochromatosis, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

Hemochromatosis is a disease in which too much iron builds up in your body.

(Hemochromatosis, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

There are two types of hemochromatosis.

(Hemochromatosis, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

Primary hemochromatosis is an inherited disease.

(Hemochromatosis, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

If you have hemochromatosis, you absorb more iron than you need.

(Hemochromatosis, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

Secondary hemochromatosis is usually the result of something else, such as anemia, thalassemia, liver disease, or blood transfusions.

(Hemochromatosis, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)