hemochromatosis

== English == === Alternative forms === (with the long stem of hemat-) haematochromatosis, hæmatochromatosis, hematochromatosis (with the short stem of hem-) haemochromatosis, hæmochromatosis === Etymology === From hemo- (“blood”) +‎ chromat- (“color”) +‎ -osis (“disease”), from the changing color of blood affected by the disorder. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: hē'mōkrō'mətōʹsĭs, IPA(key): /ˌhiːmə(ʊ)ˌkɹəʊməˈtəʊsɪs/ Rhymes: -əʊsɪs Hyphenation: he‧mo‧chro‧ma‧to‧sis === Noun === hemochromatosis (countable and uncountable, plural hemochromatoses) (pathology) A metabolic disorder causing iron deposits in the body. Synonym: bronze diabetes ==== Hypernyms ==== hyperferremia ==== Related terms ==== hemochromatotic ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === hemochromatosis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “hemochromatosis”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. “hemochromatosis, haemochromatosis”, in Google Books Ngram Viewer.