Etymology

hemosiderin

H4E1M3O1S1I1D2E1R1I1N1

Today it means: 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 Full definition →

English sidero- ← Ancient Greek σίδηρος (sídēros)
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  1. Ancient Greekαἷμᾰ (haîmă)
  2. Ancient Greekαἱμο- (haimo-)
  3. Englishhaemo-
  4. Englishhemo-
  5. Ancient Greekσίδηρος (sídēros)
  6. Englishsidero-
  7. English todayhemosiderin

From hemo- + sidero- + -in.

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