HEMOSIDERIN


Meaning of HEMOSIDERIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌhē-mō-ˈsi-də-rən ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary hem- + sider- + -in (I)

Date: circa 1885

: a yellowish-brown granular intracellular pigment that is formed in some phagocytic cells (as macrophages) by the breakdown of hemoglobin and is probably essentially a denatured form of ferritin

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.