hemosiderosis

Term: hemosiderosis or haemosiderosis

Literally meaning: state of hemosiderin excess

Origin: Anc Greek

αίμα/hema(=blood)

σίδηρος/sideros(=iron)

-οσις/-osis (=suffix meaning “condition” or “state”)

Coined/History

Definition

Hemosiderosis is iron overload in tissues because of the abnormal accumulation of hemosiderin (protein that stores iron in the body).