hemosiderosis
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Related to hemosiderosis: hemochromatosis
hemosiderosis
[he″mo-sid″ĕ-ro´sis]a focal or general increase in tissue iron stores without associated tissue damage.
hepatic hemosiderosis the deposit of an abnormal quantity of hemosiderin in the liver, when this is not associated with cirrhosis, as hemochromatosis is.
pulmonary hemosiderosis the deposition of abnormal amounts of hemosiderin in the lungs, due to bleeding into the lung interstitium.
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he·mo·sid·er·o·sis
(hē'mō-sid'ĕr-ō'sis),Accumulation of hemosiderin in tissue, particularly in liver and spleen. See: hemochromatosis.
[hemosiderin + -osis, condition]
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hemosiderosis
An iron overload syndrome arbitrarily differentiated from hemochromatosis by the reversible nature of the iron accumulation in the reticuloendothelial system. See Hemochromatosis.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
he·mo·sid·er·o·sis
(hē'mō-sid-ĕr-ō'sis)Accumulation of hemosiderin in tissue, particularly in the liver and spleen.
See: hemochromatosis
Synonym(s): haemosiderosis.
See: hemochromatosis
Synonym(s): haemosiderosis.
[hemosiderin + -osis, condition]
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Hemosiderosis
An overload of iron in the body resulting from repeated blood transfusions. Hemosiderosis occurs most often in patients with thalassemia.
Mentioned in: Iron Tests
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he·mo·sid·er·o·sis
(hē'mō-sid-ĕr-ō'sis)Accumulation of hemosiderin in tissue, particularly in liver and spleen.
Synonym(s): haemosiderosis.
Synonym(s): haemosiderosis.
[hemosiderin + -osis, condition]
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