siderosis /sid·er·o·sis/ (sid″er-o´sis)
siderosis
siderosis [sid″er-o´sis]
siderosis
1. pneumoconiosis due to inhalation of iron particles.
3. hemosiderosis.
hepatic siderosis the deposit of an abnormal quantity of iron in the liver.
urinary siderosis hemosiderinuria.
sid·er·o·sis (s d  -r  ss)n. 1. Chronic inflammation of the lungs caused by excessive inhalation of dust containing iron salts or particles. 2. Discoloration of an organ or a tissue by an iron pigment. 3. An excess of iron in the blood. |
siderosis
[sid′ərō′sis]
Etymology: Gk, sideros + osis, condition
1 a variety of pneumoconiosis caused by the inhalation of iron dust or particles.
2 the introduction of color in any tissue caused by the presence of excess iron.
3 an increase in the amount of iron in the blood. See also hemochromatosis, hemosiderosis, sideroblastic anemia.
siderosis [sid″er-o´sis]
1. a form of pneumoconiosis due to the inhalation of iron particles.
hepatic siderosis hepatic hemosiderosis.
urinary siderosis hemosiderinuria.
siderosis
1. a form of pneumoconiosis due to the inhalation of iron or other metallic particles.
2. excess of iron in the blood.
3. the deposit of iron in the tissues.
hepatic siderosis
the deposit of an abnormal quantity of iron in the liver.
urinary siderosis
the presence of hemosiderin granules in the urine.
siderosis
1 Occupational lung disease due to inhalation of iron dusts 2 Hemosiderosis, see there 3. Localized deposition of iron in the body. See Transfusion-related siderosis.
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