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/ˌhiːmə(ʊ)ˌkɹəʊməˈtəʊsɪs/ · noun
(pathology) A metabolic disorder causing iron deposits in the body..
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).
Use hemochromatosis when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hemochromatosis means (pathology) A metabolic disorder causing iron deposits in the body..
Common synonyms include bronze diabetes, Celtic curse.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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