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siderosis(dictionary)
pulmonary siderosis(medicine)

siderosis (iou)



siderosis noun. Medicine.
1. The accumulation in body tissues of iron-containing material; spec. the deposition of iron dust in the lungs. L19.
2. Discoloration of the lens of the eye by an embedded particle of iron. L19.
siderotic adjective formed from or rich in insoluble iron compounds derived from the breakdown of haemoglobin; of or pertaining to siderosis: M20.