hemosiderin
he·mo·sid·er·in
noun \ˌhē-mō-ˈsi-də-rən\Definition of HEMOSIDERIN
: a yellowish-brown granular intracellular pigment that is formed in some phagocytic cells (as macrophages) by the breakdown of hemoglobin and is probably essentially a denatured form of ferritin
Origin of HEMOSIDERIN
International Scientific Vocabulary hem- + sider- + 1-in
First Known Use: circa 1885
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