hemochromatosis

  • 11hemochromatosis — he•mo•chro•ma•to•sis [[t]ˌhi məˌkroʊ məˈtoʊ sɪs[/t]] n. pat a disorder of iron metabolism manifested by bronzed skin due to excessive iron absorption, leading to joint pain, diabetes, and liver damage if iron concentration is not reduced •… …

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  • 12acquired hemochromatosis — hemochromatosis resulting from blood transfusions or excessive dietary iron, or secondary to other disease, e.g., thalassemia or sideroblastic anemia; called also secondary h …

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  • 13Neonatal hemochromatosis — Classification and external resources OMIM 231100 DiseasesDB 34508 Neonatal Hemochromatosis is a rare and severe liver disease …

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  • 14Juvenile hemochromatosis — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|E|83|1|e|70 ICD9 = ICD9|275.0 ICDO = OMIM = 602390 OMIM mult = OMIM2|606464 MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = Juvenile hemochromatosis (or hemochromatosis… …

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  • 15classic hemochromatosis — noun inherited form of hemochromatosis • Syn: ↑idiopathic hemochromatosis • Hypernyms: ↑hemochromatosis, ↑iron storage disease, ↑iron overload, ↑bronzed diabetes …

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  • 16idiopathic hemochromatosis — noun inherited form of hemochromatosis • Syn: ↑classic hemochromatosis • Hypernyms: ↑hemochromatosis, ↑iron storage disease, ↑iron overload, ↑bronzed diabetes …

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  • 17acquired hemochromatosis — noun hemochromatosis resulting from repeated transfusions or from excessive intake of foods containing iron • Hypernyms: ↑hemochromatosis, ↑iron storage disease, ↑iron overload, ↑bronzed diabetes …

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  • 18genetic hemochromatosis — hereditary hemochromatosis a genetically heterogeneous group of inherited disorders of iron metabolism characterized by failure to prevent excessive amounts of iron from entering the circulatory pool and accumulating in the tissues. It comprises… …

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  • 19juvenile hemochromatosis — either of two autosomal recessive iron overload disorders that clinically resemble hereditary hemochromatosis type 1 but have their onset in childhood and lead to death by age 30. The most common of these is caused by mutation in the HJV gene… …

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  • 20neonatal hemochromatosis — perinatal hemochromatosis a rare fulminant disease of the liver, of unknown cause, characterized by massive deposition of iron in the liver, pancreas, heart, and endocrine glands; symptoms are those of neonatal hepatitis and appear in utero or… …

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