hemosiderin

noun

he·mo·sid·er·in | \ ˌhē-mō-ˈsi-də-rən

Definition of hemosiderin

: a yellowish-brown, iron-containing, granular pigment that is found within cells (such as macrophages), is composed chiefly of aggregates of ferritin, and is typically associated with bleeding and the breakdown of red blood cells (as in hemolytic anemia)

History and Etymology for hemosiderin

borrowed from German Hämosiderin, from hämo- hem- + Greek sídēros "iron" + German -in -in entry 1 — more at sidero-

Note: Term introduced by the German pathologist Ernst Neumann (1834-1918) in "Beiträge zur Kenntniss der pathologischen Pigmente," Archiv für pathologische Anatomie und Physiologie, Band 111 (1888), pp. 25-47.

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hemosiderin

noun

he·mo·sid·er·in

variants: or chiefly British haemosiderin \ ˌhē-mō-ˈsid-ə-rən

Medical Definition of hemosiderin

: a yellowish brown granular pigment formed by breakdown of hemoglobin, found in phagocytes and in tissues especially in disturbances of iron metabolism (as in hemochromatosis, hemosiderosis, or some anemias), and composed essentially of colloidal ferric oxide — compare ferritin