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HEMOCHROMATOSIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)
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)
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