hémochromatose
French, noun/e.mɔ.kʁɔ.ma.toz/
hémochromatose is spelled H-É-M-O-C-H-R-O-M-A-T-O-S-E (14 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written French, the 113,280th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hémochromatose is a French feminine noun meaning “hemochromatosis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Maladie autosomique récessive se caractérisant par une surcharge de fer dans l’organisme, atteignant…”.
What does hémochromatose mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehemochromatosis
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Maladie autosomique récessive se caractérisant par une surcharge de fer dans l’organisme, atteignant plusieurs organes, principalement le foie, le pancréas, le cœur et l’hypophyse. À long terme, ces dépôts ferriques engendrent des lésions anatomiques et fonctionnelles irréversibles.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of hémochromatose
- hémochromatoses plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hémochromatose?
- /e.mɔ.kʁɔ.ma.toz/
- /e.mo.kʁɔ.ma.toz/
- \e.mo.kʁo.ma.toz\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is hémochromatose in French?
hémochromatose appears about once in every 12 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).