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). |
