HEMOSIDERIN

hemosiderin, haemosiderin

(noun) a granular brown substance composed of ferric oxide; left from the breakdown of hemoglobin; can be a sign of disturbed iron metabolism

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hemosiderin (countable and uncountable, plural hemosiderins)

(biochemistry) An abnormal microscopic pigment, formed of granules of a complex of iron hydroxides, protein and polysaccharides, that forms in tissues of patients having an excess of iron

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