hemosiderin

English

Alternative forms

• haemosiderin

Etymology

hemo- +‎ sidero- +‎ -in

Noun

hemosiderin (countable and uncountable, plural hemosiderins)

1. (biochemistry) 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

Derived terms

• hemosideric

Related terms

• hemosiderosis
• hemosiderotic

Translations

abnormal microscopic pigment

• Italian: emosiderina (it) f