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hemofuscin

hemofuscin noun: a brownish-yellow pigment resulting from hemoglobin decomposition; it gives urine a deep ruddy color.

Noun

hemofuscin (uncountable)

  1. A brownish-yellow pigment resulting from hemoglobin decomposition; it gives urine a deep ruddy color.

Forms of hemofuscin

alternative formhaemofuscin

Origin of hemofuscin

From hemo- + fusc(us) + -in.

Questions about hemofuscin

What does hemofuscin mean?
Hemofuscin means a brownish-yellow pigment resulting from hemoglobin decomposition; it gives urine a deep ruddy color.
What part of speech is hemofuscin?
Hemofuscin is a noun.

Words near hemofuscin in the dictionary

  1. hemofiltration
  2. hemofiltrations
  3. hemoflagellate
  4. hemoflagellated
  5. hemoflagellates
  6. hemofuscin
  7. hemogenic
  8. hemoglobic
  9. hemoglobin
  10. hemoglobin Lepore
  11. hemoglobinase

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