siderosome

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noun

A microscopic body containing aggregates of hemosiderin particles bound in a single membrane.

“Siderosomes contain aggregates of hemosiderin and may be derived from lysosomes.”

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Meanings

nounsiderosome (plural siderosomes)

plural siderosomes

  1. A microscopic body containing aggregates of hemosiderin particles bound in a single membrane.

    Siderosomes contain aggregates of hemosiderin and may be derived from lysosomes.

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    It is now clear that the Prussian-blue-positive haemosiderin granule of the light microscopist represents either a large siderosome, a clump of smaller siderosomes or compounds siderosomes.

    2013, Feroze N. Ghadially, ltrastructural Pathology of the Cell and Matrix, →ISBN

Origin

From sidero- + -some.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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