HyperDic: ochronosis

English > 1 sense of the word ochronosis:
NOUNstateochronosisan accumulation of dark pigment in cartilage and other connective tissue
English > ochronosis: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningAn accumulation of dark pigment in cartilage and other connective tissue; usually a symptom of alkaptonuria or phenol poisoning.
Broadersymptom(medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
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