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Hemosiderin vs Siderosis - What's the difference?

hemosiderin | siderosis |

As nouns the difference between hemosiderin and siderosis

is that hemosiderin is (biochemistry) an abnormal microscopic pigment, formed of granules of a complex of iron hydroxides, protein and polysaccharides, that forms in tissues of patients having an excess of iron while siderosis is (medicine) a form of pneumoconiosis caused by the inhalation of iron dust.

hemosiderin

English

Alternative forms

* haemosiderin

Noun

(wikipedia hemosiderin) (-)
  • (biochemistry) An abnormal microscopic pigment, formed of granules of a complex of iron hydroxides, protein and polysaccharides, that forms in tissues of patients having an excess of iron

    • Derived terms

    * hemosideric

    siderosis

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia siderosis) (sideroses)
  • (medicine) A form of pneumoconiosis caused by the inhalation of iron dust
  • (medicine) The accumulation of hemosiderin in various organs of the body by people with a diet rich in iron