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ochronosis

/ˌɒk.rəˈnəʊ.sɪs/

Tradução: Condição médica caracterizada pelo acúmulo de um pigmento escuro nas cartilagens e em outros tecidos conjuntivos, frequentemente decorrente de alcaptonúria ou de intoxicação por fenol.

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/ˌɒk.rəˈnəʊ.sɪs/C2formalmedical
  • ptCondição médica caracterizada pelo acúmulo de um pigmento escuro nas cartilagens e em outros tecidos conjuntivos, frequentemente decorrente de alcaptonúria ou de intoxicação por fenol.

A medical condition characterized by the accumulation of dark pigment in cartilage and other connective tissues, often occurring as a symptom of alkaptonuria or phenol poisoning.

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  1. Pigment accumulation in connective tissueC2formalmedical

    A condition characterized by the buildup of dark pigment in cartilage and other connective tissues, often resulting from alkaptonuria or phenol poisoning.

    ptAcúmulo de pigmento no tecido conjuntivo

    • The patient's ochronosis was diagnosed after noticing blue-black discoloration in the ears.
    • Chronic phenol exposure can lead to ochronosis in industrial workers.
    • Alkaptonuria is a rare genetic disorder that frequently causes ochronosis.
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  • ochronoses plural form
  • ochronoses' possessive plural form
  • ochronosis's possessive singular form