Medical term:
hemosiderin
hemosiderin
[he″mo-sid´er-in]a pigment that is a product of hemolysis; it is an insoluble form of storage iron that is visible microscopically both with and without the use of special stains.
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he·mo·sid·er·in
(hē'mō-sid'ĕr-in),A golden yellow or yellow-brown insoluble protein produced by phagocytic digestion of hematin; found in most tissues, especially in the liver, spleen, and bone marrow, in the form of granules much larger than ferritin molecules (of which they are believed to be aggregates), but with a higher content, as much as 37%, of iron; stains blue with Perls Prussian blue stain.
[hemo- + G. sidēros, iron, + -in]
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hemosiderin
(hē′mō-sĭd′ər-ĭn)n.
An insoluble protein that contains iron, is produced by phagocytic digestion of hematin that is released during hemolysis of hemoglobin, and is found as granules in most tissues, especially the liver.
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he·mo·sid·er·in
(hē'mō-sid'ĕr-in)A yellow or brown protein produced by phagocytic digestion of hematin; found in most tissues, but especially in the liver; at higher levels, it stains blue with Perls Prussian blue stain.
Synonym(s): haemosiderin.
Synonym(s): haemosiderin.
[hemo- + G. sidēros, iron, + -in]
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he·mo·sid·er·in
(hē'mō-sid'ĕr-in)A yellow or brown protein produced by phagocytic digestion of hematin; found in most tissues, but especially in the liver.
Synonym(s): haemosiderin.
Synonym(s): haemosiderin.
[hemo- + G. sidēros, iron, + -in]
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hemosiderinuria
[he″mo-sid″er-in-u´re-ah]the presence of hemosiderin in the urine, such as in hemochromatosis; called also urinary siderosis.
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