ochronosis

[医]黄褐病

发音

UK /ˌəʊ.kɹə(ʊ)ˈnəʊ.sɪs/
US /ˌoʊ.kɹəˈnoʊ.sɪs/

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Abnormal brown pigmentation of tissue (especially cartilage and ligaments), specifically that resulting from the accumulation of a melanin-like pigment derived from homogentisic acid in the metabolic disorder alkaptonuria.

    不可数 医学

词汇关系

名词

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词源

Borrowed from German Ochronosis, from Ancient Greek ὠχρός (ōkhrós, “pale yellow, sallow”) + Ancient Greek νόσος (nósos, “sickness, disease, plague”) + -osis (“disease, condition”).

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