erythrophleine

noun

eryth·ro·phle·ine

variants: or chiefly British erythrophloeine \i-ˌrith-rə-ˈflē-ən,

-ˈflē-ˌēn

\

Medical Definition of erythrophleine

: a white crystalline very poisonous alkaloid C₂₄H₃₉NO₅ extracted especially from sassy bark

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erythrophagocytosis

erythropoietic protoporphyria

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