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carotenosis

carotenosis noun: the presence in blood of the orange pigment carotene from excessive intake of carrots or other vegetables containing the pigment resulting in increased serum carotenoids.

Noun

carotenosis (uncountable)

  1. The presence in blood of the orange pigment carotene from excessive intake of carrots or other vegetables containing the pigment resulting in increased serum carotenoids.

carotenosis meaning in Tamil

carotenosis in Tamil

செம்மஞ்சளப்படிவாக்கம்

Origin of carotenosis

From carotene + -osis.

Questions about carotenosis

What does carotenosis mean?
Carotenosis means the presence in blood of the orange pigment carotene from excessive intake of carrots or other vegetables containing the pigment resulting in increased serum carotenoids.
What is carotenosis in Tamil?
Carotenosis in Tamil is செம்மஞ்சளப்படிவாக்கம். See Carotenosis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is carotenosis?
Carotenosis is a noun.

Words near carotenosis in the dictionary

  1. carotenols
  2. carotenone
  3. carotenones
  4. carotenoprotein
  5. carotenoproteins
  6. carotenosis
  7. Carotenuto
  8. Carotenutos
  9. carotic
  10. carotico-
  11. caroticoclinoid

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Adapted from Wiktionary: carotenosis (page history and authors); carotenosis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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