HEMOSIDEROSIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hemosiderosis mean? 

• HEMOSIDEROSIS (noun)
  The noun HEMOSIDEROSIS has 1 sense:

1. abnormal deposit of hemosiderin; often a symptom of thalassemia or hemochromatosis

  Familiarity information: HEMOSIDEROSIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HEMOSIDEROSIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Abnormal deposit of hemosiderin; often a symptom of thalassemia or hemochromatosis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

haemosiderosis; hemosiderosis

Hypernyms ("hemosiderosis" is a kind of...):

symptom ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)