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IRON OVERLOAD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
bronzed diabetes; hemochromatosis; iron-storage disease; iron overload
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("iron overload" is a kind of...):
pathology (any deviation from a healthy or normal condition)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "iron overload"):
classic hemochromatosis; idiopathic hemochromatosis (inherited form of hemochromatosis)
acquired hemochromatosis (hemochromatosis resulting from repeated transfusions or from excessive intake of foods containing iron)
