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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Fields of Study > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > noninfectious diseases > metabolic diseases > iron overload
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > noninfectious diseases > metabolic diseases > iron overload
Preferred Term:

iron overload

Definition:
An excessive accumulation of iron in the body due to a greater than normal absorption of iron from the gastrointestinal tract or from parenteral injection. This may arise from idiopathic hemochromatosis, excessive iron intake, chronic alcoholism, certain types of refractory anemia, or transfusional hemosiderosis.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
metabolic diseases
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URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/202759
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RDF/XMLCreated 2013-08-09, last modified 2015-02-10