SINCE 1828
hyperchromia
noun
hy·per·chro·mia
| \ -ˈkrō-mē-ə
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Medical Definition of hyperchromia
1
: excessive pigmentation (as of the skin)
2
: a state of the red blood cells marked by increase in the hemoglobin content
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