ochronosis
UK/ˌəʊ.kɹə(ʊ)ˈnəʊ.sɪs/US/ˌoʊ.kɹəˈnoʊ.sɪs/
ochronosis noun: 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.
Noun
ochronosis (uncountable)
- 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.
ochronosis meaning in Tamil
ochronosis in Tamil
- ஆல்கெப்டான் மிகைத்தோல் நிற மாற்றம்
Origin of ochronosis
Borrowed from German Ochronosis, from Ancient Greek ὠχρός (ōkhrós, “pale yellow, sallow”) + Ancient Greek νόσος (nósos, “sickness, disease, plague”) + -osis (“disease, condition”).
Words that rhyme with ochronosis
- apotheosis
- symbiosis
- -osis
- abiosis
- diagnosis
- gnosis
- hypnosis
- lordosis
- arthrosis
- cytosis
- kyphosis
- meiosis
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- osmosis
- prognosis
- sclerosis
- stenosis
- synostosis
- theosis
- acanthocytosis
- acanthosis
- acidosis
- adiposis
- aerobiosis
- alkalosis
- amyloidosis
- anadiplosis
- anostosis
- aponeurosis
- apoptosis
- endocytosis
- exocytosis
- halitosis
- hemochromatosis
- ichthyosis
- koilocytosis
- lactosis
- leukoerythroblastosis
- miosis
- mitosis
- mononucleosis
- mycosis
- neoatherosclerosis
- neurosis
- osteophytosis
- osteoporosis
- parahypnosis
- phagocytosis
- pinocytosis
- pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
- potocytosis
- probiosis
- psychosis
- ptosis
- pyrosis
- retrognosis
- rubatosis
- silicosis
- simuliotoxicosis
- synchondrosis
- syndesmosis
Questions about ochronosis
- What does ochronosis mean?
- Ochronosis means 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.
- What is ochronosis in Tamil?
- Ochronosis in Tamil is ஆல்கெப்டான் மிகைத்தோல் நிற மாற்றம். See Ochronosis meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is ochronosis?
- Ochronosis is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ochronosis?
- Ochronosis is pronounced /ˌəʊ.kɹə(ʊ)ˈnəʊ.sɪs/ (UK).
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Adapted from Wiktionary: ochronosis (page history and authors); ochronosis (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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