Associations to the word «Siderosis»

Wiktionary

SIDEROSIS, noun. (medicine) A form of pneumoconiosis caused by the inhalation of iron dust
SIDEROSIS, noun. (medicine) The accumulation of hemosiderin in various organs of the body by people with a diet rich in iron

Dictionary definition

SIDEROSIS, noun. Fibrosis of the lung caused by iron dust; occurs among welders and other metal workers.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley