n, pl  -o*ses  also  -o*sis*es  1  :  pneumoconiosis occurring in iron workers from inhalation of particles of iron  2  :  deposit of iron pigment in a bodily tissue .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  hys·ter·e·sis  sa·ty·ri·a·sis 
 
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