Taber's Medical Dictionary
ferrous
(fer′ŭs )
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1. Pert. to iron.
SYN: SEE: ferruginous
2. Pert. to a compound containing bivalent iron.
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Ferrous." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/749459/all/ferrous.
Ferrous. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/749459/all/ferrous. Accessed April 16, 2026.
Ferrous. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/749459/all/ferrous
Ferrous [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 16]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/749459/all/ferrous.
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