hemosiderin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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

Word forms

hemosiderin hemosiderins haemosiderin

Etymology

From hemo- + sidero- + -in.

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