Siderosis

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Siderosis \Sid`e*ro"sis\, n.[NL., fr. Gr. ??? iron.] (Med.)
     A sort of pneumonia occuring in iron workers, produced by the
     inhalation of particles of iron.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  siderosis
       n : fibrosis of the lung caused by iron dust; occurs among
           welders and other metal workers