Any of a variety of conditions in which there is too much iron in the body. (See also haemosiderosis.)
Chronic FIBROSIS of the LUNGS occurring in iron-workers and due to the inhalation of ?ne iron particles. The term is also applied to the condition in which there is an excessive deposit of iron in the tissues of the body.
n. the deposition of iron oxide dust in the lungs, occurring in silver finishers, arc welders, and haematite miners. Iron oxide itself is inert, but pulmonary *fibrosis may develop if fibrogenic dusts such as silica are also inhaled.
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