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Noun: haemosiderin
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: hemosiderin)
  1. A granular brown substance composed of ferric oxide; left from the breakdown of haemoglobin; can be a sign of disturbed iron metabolism
    - hemosiderin [N. Amer]

Type of: pigment

Encyclopedia: Haemosiderin

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haemosiderin
haemosiderosis
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haemosporidian
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