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Definition of Haemosiderosis
1. Noun. Abnormal deposit of hemosiderin; often a symptom of thalassemia or hemochromatosis.
Definition of Haemosiderosis
1. Noun. (alternative form of hemosiderosis) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Haemosiderosis
1. Conditions in which there is a generalised increase in the iron stores of body tissues, particularly of liver and the reticuloendothelial system, without demonstrable tissue damage. The name refers to the presence of stainable iron in the tissue in the form of haemosiderin. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Haemosiderosis
Literary usage of Haemosiderosis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1902)
"Atrophy and chronic congestion ; moderate haemosiderosis. Liver. Marked chronic
congestion (nutmeg liver); slight haemosiderosis of the peripheral zone of ..."
2. Journal of Pathology and Bacteriology by Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland (1901)
"Zaleski gives a case of purpura in which there was no haemosiderosis. ...
Thus Kretz found haemosiderosis in fourteen of the twenty-six, and we ourselves in ..."
3. Transactions of the Pathological Society of London by Pathological Society of London (1900)
"The following results are interesting : Among sixteen cases of cirrhosis, there
was haemosiderosis six times. Here the liver only was examined, ..."
4. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1901)
"haemosiderosis of the liver is often associated with intestinal disturbance, and
may possibly be microbic in origin, while the cirrhosis is secondary upon ..."
5. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"On the other hand, haemosiderosis in the liver and spleen is indicative of a
greater than normal amount of red-cell destruction. ..."
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