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Definition of Haemosiderin

1. Noun. A granular brown substance composed of ferric oxide; left from the breakdown of hemoglobin; can be a sign of disturbed iron metabolism.

Medical Definition of Haemosiderin

1. A mammalian iron storage protein related to ferritin but less abundant. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Haemosiderin

Literary usage of Haemosiderin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Text-book of General Pathology and Pathological Anatomy by Richard Thoma (1896)
"haemosiderin, on the other hand, is mainly found in small extravasations, and especially in pulmonary tissue which contains a large amount of air and oxygen ..."

2. A Text-book of Pathology by William George MacCallum (1916)
"haemosiderin granules in the liver-cells and endothelium. ... When there has arisen in any way a deposit of haemosiderin in the tissue of the ..."

3. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"Congestive change was absent or mild and no increase of haemosiderin was noted. Lung. ... Only six cases showed any apparent increase in haemosiderin. ..."

4. A Manual of General Or Experimental Pathology for Students and Practitioners by Walter Sydney Lazarus-Barlow (1904)
"haemosiderin is a substance in which the iron presents the characteristic chemical reactions of iron; it turns black in the presence of ammonium sulphide ..."

5. Diseases of the Liver, Gall-bladder and Bile-ducts by Humphry Davy Rolleston (1904)
"The characteristic reaction (Perl's test) for haemosiderin consists in placing microscopic ... Adami f considers that haemosiderin is deposited around the ..."

6. Journal of Applied Microscopy by Bausch & Lomb Optical Company (1901)
"Granules with a black center and a periphery more or less the color of haemosiderin were seen. He regards these bodies as particles of carbon-dust which ..."

7. Elements of General Radio-therapy for Practitioners by Leopold Freund (1904)
"Very soon gold-coloured haemosiderin is deposited from the colouring matter of ... The haemosiderin is absorbed after a few weeks, until which time the skin ..."

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