Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hemochromatosis

/ˌhiːmə(ʊ)ˌkɹəʊməˈtəʊsɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.88 in modern English

Syllables: he-mo-chro-ma-to-sis
IPA: /ˌhiːmə(ʊ)ˌkɹəʊməˈtəʊsɪs/

27

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A metabolic disorder causing iron deposits in the body.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Sometimes, it’s not the potential for big profits that restricts access to a gene test, but just the opposite-lack of commercial incentive. In 1996, a Stanford University research team found the gene for hemochromatosis, a little-known disease in which the blood absorbs abnormally high levels of iron from the diet."
"She flips another page and says, “Oh, now this is interesting.” Apparently I carry one of the two genetic mutations required to develop hemochromatosis, an iron-overload disorder that destroys the liver."
"Even if the two diseases in such a pair are clinically dissimilar, the primary pathophysiological events could overlap substantially (e.g., increased intestinal iron absorption in nutritional anemia and hemochromatosis)."

Etymology

From hemo- (“blood”) + chromat- (“color”) + -osis (“disease”), from the changing color of blood affected by the disorder.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hemo-
Suffix: chromat-

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˌhiːmə(ʊ)ˌkɹəʊməˈtəʊsɪs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

hemochromatoses (plural) haematochromatosis (alternative) hæmatochromatosis (alternative) hematochromatosis (alternative) haemochromatosis (alternative) hæmochromatosis (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

hemochromatotic

Synonyms

bronze diabetes Celtic curse iron-storage disease iron overload bronzed diabetes

Rhymes With

diagnosis tuberculosis prognosis sclerosis hypnosis psychosis apoptosis osteoporosis thrombosis stenosis osmosis symbiosis

Questions

How do you pronounce hemochromatosis?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhiːmə(ʊ)ˌkɹəʊməˈtəʊsɪs/.
What does hemochromatosis mean?: A metabolic disorder causing iron deposits in the body.
Where does hemochromatosis come from?: From hemo- (“blood”) + chromat- (“color”) + -osis (“disease”), from the changing color of blood affected by the disorder.

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