Concept information
Preferred term
Hemosiderosis
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Note
- a form of tissue iron accumulation in total body iron overload
Scope note
- Conditions in which there is a generalized increase in the iron stores of body tissues, particularly of liver and the MONONUCLEAR PHAGOCYTE SYSTEM, without demonstrable tissue damage. The name refers to the presence of stainable iron in the tissue in the form of hemosiderin.
In other languages
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Finnish
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haemosiderosis
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D006486
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