IDIOPATHIC HEMOCHROMATOSIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Inherited form of hemochromatosis

Synonyms:

classic hemochromatosis; idiopathic hemochromatosis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

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

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

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