Hemochromatosis

Pronunciation

• RP enPR: hÄ“'mōkrōmÉ™tōʹsÄ­s, IPA: /ËŒhiːməʊkɹəʊməˈtəʊsɪs/

Alternative forms

• alpha forms (with the long stem of hemat-) haematochromatosis, hæmatochromatosis, hematochromatosis
• beta forms (with the short stem of hem-) haemochromatosis, hæmochromatosis, hemochromatosis

Origin

From -("blood") + chromat-("color") + -("disease"), from the changing color of blood affected by the disorder.

Full definition of hemochromatosis

Noun

1. (diseases) a metabolic disorder causing iron deposits in the body, also called bronze diabetes