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ACQUIRED HEMOCHROMATOSIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does acquired hemochromatosis mean?
• ACQUIRED HEMOCHROMATOSIS (noun)
The noun ACQUIRED HEMOCHROMATOSIS has 1 sense:
1. hemochromatosis resulting from repeated transfusions or from excessive intake of foods containing iron
Familiarity information: ACQUIRED HEMOCHROMATOSIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ACQUIRED HEMOCHROMATOSIS (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Hemochromatosis resulting from repeated transfusions or from excessive intake of foods containing iron
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("acquired 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)
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