hemosiderin

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noun

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

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haemosiderin
OriginEnglish sidero- ← Ancient Greek σίδηρος (sídēros) →
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Meanings

nounhemosiderin (countable and uncountable, plural hemosiderins)

plural hemosiderins · alternative haemosiderin

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryAn 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

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna granular brown substance composed of ferric oxide; left from the breakdown of hemoglobin; can be a sign of disturbed iron metabolism

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haemosiderin
Broader
pigment

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekαἷμᾰ (haîmă)
  2. Ancient Greekαἱμο- (haimo-)
  3. Englishhaemo-
  4. Englishhemo-
  5. Ancient Greekσίδηρος (sídēros)
  6. Englishsidero-
  7. Englishhemosiderin

From hemo- + sidero- + -in.

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Translations

Italian emosiderina
  • emosiderinaabnormal microscopic pigment
Cite this entry
APA

hemosiderin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemosiderin

MLA

“hemosiderin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemosiderin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hemosiderin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemosiderin.

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