Go to MSN Homeencarta®
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Click to move up the list of words
sidereal period
sidereal time
sidereal year
siderite
sidero-
sideroad
siderolite
siderophilin
siderosis
siderostat
sidesaddle
sideshow
sideslip
sidesplitting
sidestep
sidestream smoke
sidestroke
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

siderosis
sid·er·o·sis [ sddə rṓssiss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. lung disease: a chronic lung disease caused by inhaling dust particles of iron or other metals. It is a form of pneumoconiosis.
2. iron accumulation in somebody's body: an accumulation of iron in the blood and tissues

sid·er·ot·ic [ sìddə róttik ] adjective
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement
© 2009 Microsoft