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he⋅mo⋅sid⋅er⋅in

  [hee-moh-sid-er-in, hem-oh-]
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–noun Biochemistry.
a yellowish-brown protein containing iron, derived chiefly from hemoglobin and found in body tissue and phagocytes, esp. as the result of disorders in iron metabolism and the breakdown of red blood cells.
Origin:
1895–1900; hemo- + sider- + -in 2
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Hemosiderin
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he·mo·sid·er·in   (hē'mō-sĭd'ər-ĭn)   
n.  A protein that stores iron in the body, derived chiefly from the hemoglobin released during hemolysis.
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Main Entry: he·mo·sid·er·in
Variant: or chiefly British hae·mo·sid·er·in /"hE-mO-'sid-&-r&n/
Function: noun
: a yellowish brown granular pigment formed by breakdown of hemoglobin, found in phagocytes and in tissues especially in disturbances of iron metabolism (as inhemochromatosis, hemosiderosis, or some anemias), and composed essentially of colloidal ferric oxide —compare FERRITIN
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hemosiderin he·mo·sid·er·in (hē'mō-sĭd'ər-ĭn)
n.
An insoluble protein that contains iron and that is produced by phagocytic digestion of hematin and found as granules in most tissues, especially in the liver.

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