Hemosideroses

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of hemosiderosis form-of, plural

    "The liver is the main site of iron storage in humans, and the liver iron concentration (LIC) correlates closely with total body iron stores in healthy persons as well as patients with genetic hemochromatosis and secondary hemosideroses such as thalassemia major and sickle cell disease [7 ]."

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"The liver is the main site of iron storage in humans, and the liver iron concentration (LIC) correlates closely with total body iron stores in healthy persons as well as patients with genetic hemochromatosis and secondary hemosideroses such as thalassemia major and sickle cell disease [7 ]."

Etymology

hemosiderin + -oses

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