siderosis (redirected from urinary siderosis)

siderosis /sid·er·o·sis/ (sid″er-o´sis)

1. pneumoconiosis due to inhalation of iron particles.

2. hyperferremia.

3. hemosiderosis.

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hepatic siderosis  the deposit of an abnormal quantity of iron in the liver.

urinary siderosis  hemosiderinuria.

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sid·er·o·sis (sd-rss)

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.

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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.

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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.

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hepatic siderosis

the deposit of an abnormal quantity of iron in the liver.

urinary siderosis

the presence of hemosiderin granules in the urine.

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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.