siderosis

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siderosis - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

siderosis - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  siderosis
      n 1: fibrosis of the lung caused by iron dust; occurs among
           welders and other metal workers