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hemosiderin

hemosiderin noun: 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.

Noun

hemosiderin (countable and uncountable, plural hemosiderins)

  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

Forms of hemosiderin

pluralhemosiderins
alternative formhaemosiderin

Origin of hemosiderin

From hemo- + sidero- + -in.

Words formed from hemosiderin

Questions about hemosiderin

What does hemosiderin mean?
Hemosiderin means 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.
What part of speech is hemosiderin?
Hemosiderin is a noun.
What is the plural of hemosiderin?
The plural of hemosiderin is hemosiderins.

Words near hemosiderin in the dictionary

  1. hemoscopes
  2. hemosensitive
  3. hemosensitivity
  4. hemoside
  5. hemosideric
  6. hemosiderin
  7. hemosiderins
  8. hemosiderinuria
  9. hemosiderinurias
  10. hemosiderophage
  11. hemosiderophages

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