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hyperchromia

hyperchromia noun: macular darkening of the skin.

Noun

hyperchromia (uncountable)

  1. Macular darkening of the skin.
  2. The state of being hyperchromic, i.e. having a higher-than-normal amount of haemoglobin in the red blood cells.

Questions about hyperchromia

What does hyperchromia mean?
Hyperchromia means macular darkening of the skin.
What part of speech is hyperchromia?
Hyperchromia is a noun.

Words near hyperchromia in the dictionary

  1. hyperchromatic
  2. hyperchromatism
  3. hyperchromatisms
  4. hyperchromatopsia
  5. hyperchromatosis
  6. hyperchromia
  7. hyperchromic
  8. hyperchromicities
  9. hyperchromicity
  10. hyperchromism
  11. hyperchromophilic

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