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IDIOPATHIC HEMOCHROMATOSIS
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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)