siderosis

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A form of pneumoconiosis caused by the inhalation of iron dust
The accumulation of hemosiderin in various organs of the body by people with a diet rich in iron
{i} lung disease caused by the inhalation of particles of iron and/or other metals (Pathology)
A sort of pneumonia occuring in iron workers, produced by the inhalation of particles of iron
fibrosis of the lung caused by iron dust; occurs among welders and other metal workers