different between haemochromatosis vs hemochromatosis

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From haemo- +? chromato- +? -osis

haemochromatosis (usually uncountable, plural haemochromatoses)

(with the long stem of hemat-) haematochromatosis, hæmatochromatosis, hematochromatosis
(with the short stem of hem-) haemochromatosis, hæmochromatosis

From hemo- (“blood”) +? chromat- (“color”) +? -osis (“disease”), from the changing color of blood affected by the disorder.

(Received Pronunciation) enPR: h?'m?kr?'m?t??s?s, IPA^(key): /?hi?m?(?)?k???m??t??s?s/
Rhymes: -??s?s
Hyphenation: he?mo?chro?ma?to?sis

hemochromatosis (countable and uncountable, plural hemochromatoses)

(medicine) A metabolic disorder causing iron deposits in the body, also called bronze diabetes.

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