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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a granular brown substance composed of ferric oxide; left from the breakdown of hemoglobin; can be a sign of disturbed iron metabolism;
[syn: hemosiderin, haemosiderin]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

hemosiderin \hemosiderin\ n. (Med.) a granular yellowish-brown substance composed of protein and ferric oxide, resulting from the breakdown of hemoglobin; it has a higher iron content than ferritin, and its presence in body tissues or phagocytes can be a symptom of disturbed iron metabolism. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

hemosiderin n 1: a granular brown substance composed of ferric oxide; left from the breakdown of hemoglobin; can be a sign of disturbed iron metabolism [syn: hemosiderin, haemosiderin]