Ochronosis
/ˌəʊ.kɹə(ʊ)ˈnəʊ.sɪs/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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. uncountable
- 2 an accumulation of dark pigment in cartilage and other connective tissue; usually a symptom of alkaptonuria or phenol poisoning wordnet
Synonyms
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Borrowed from German Ochronosis, from Ancient Greek ὠχρός (ōkhrós, “pale yellow, sallow”) + Ancient Greek νόσος (nósos, “sickness, disease, plague”) + -osis (“disease, condition”).