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siderosome

siderosome noun: a microscopic body containing aggregates of hemosiderin particles bound in a single membrane.

Noun

siderosome (plural siderosomes)

  1. A microscopic body containing aggregates of hemosiderin particles bound in a single membrane.
    • Siderosomes contain aggregates of hemosiderin and may be derived from lysosomes.
    • It is now clear that the Prussian-blue-positive haemosiderin granule of the light microscopist represents either a large siderosome, a clump of smaller siderosomes or compounds siderosomes.2013, Feroze N. Ghadially, ltrastructural Pathology of the Cell and Matrix, →ISBN

Forms of siderosome

pluralsiderosomes

Origin of siderosome

From sidero- + -some.

Questions about siderosome

What does siderosome mean?
Siderosome means a microscopic body containing aggregates of hemosiderin particles bound in a single membrane.
What part of speech is siderosome?
Siderosome is a noun.
What is the plural of siderosome?
The plural of siderosome is siderosomes.

Words near siderosome in the dictionary

  1. siderophyres
  2. sideroscope
  3. sideroscopes
  4. sideroses
  5. siderosis
  6. siderosome
  7. siderosomes
  8. siderostat
  9. siderostatic
  10. siderostats
  11. siderotechny

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