ochronosis
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German Ochronosis, from Ancient Greek ὠχρός (ōkhrós, “pale yellow, sallow”) + Ancient Greek νόσος (nósos, “sickness, disease, plague”) + -osis (“disease, condition”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌəʊ.kɹə(ʊ)ˈnəʊ.sɪs/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌoʊ.kɹəˈnoʊ.sɪs/
- Rhymes: -əʊsɪs
Noun edit
ochronosis (uncountable)
- (medicine, pharmacology) 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.
References edit
- “ochronosis”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “ochronosis”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.