Ochronosis

Definition: Ochronosis

1. An accumulation of dark pigment in cartilage and other connective tissue; usually a symptom of alkaptonuria or phenol poisoning.

Specialty Definitions: Ochronosis

Domain	Definitions
Health	Deposition of polymerized homogentisic acid as a brown-black pigment in the connective tissue. It occurs in alkaptonuria, but has also been observed in connection with exposure to certain chemicals (e.g., phenol, trinitrophenol, benzene derivatives). (references)
Medicine	Blackening of cartilage and tendons in phenol poisoning, identical to that in alkaptonuria; bluish discoloration may be seen in the sclera, over the nose and ear. Source: European Union. (references)
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Ochronosis

Modern Translations: Ochronosis

Language		Translations for "ochronosis"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		okronose. (various references)

Dutch		ochronosis, ochronose. (various references)

Finnish		okronoosi, kudosten tummuminen. (various references)

French		ochronose. (various references)

German		Ochronosis, -ose. (various references)

Greek		ωχρονοσία, αλκαπτονουρία. (various references)

Hebrew		כרמת. (various references)

Italian		ocronosi. (various references)

Pig Latin		ochronosisay

Portuguese		ocronose. (various references)

Spanish		ocronosis. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: Ochronosis

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "c-h-i-n-o-o-o-r-s-s"
	-1 letter: isochrons.
	-2 letters: chorions, isochors, isochron.
	-3 letters: chorion, incross, isochor, orisons.
	-4 letters: chinos, chiros, choirs, croons, honors, ichors, orchis, orcins, orison, rhinos, rosins, scions, scorns, sonics.
	-5 letters: chino, chins, chiro, choir, cions, cohos, coins, coirs, coons, corns, croon, cross, honor, horns, ichor, icons, irons, noirs, noris, orcin, ornis, rhino, rosin, scion, scorn, shins, shoon, shoos, shorn.
	Words containing the letters "c-h-i-n-o-o-o-r-s-s"
	+1 letter: isochronous.
	+3 letters: chondriosomes, chronologists, cosponsorship, isochronously, monochromists.
	+4 letters: bronchoscopies, bronchoscopist, cosponsorships, prosthodontics.
	+5 letters: bronchoscopists, hydrocortisones, monochromatisms.
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