hemosiderin

== English == === Alternative forms === haemosiderin === Etymology === From hemo- +‎ sidero- +‎ -in. === Noun === hemosiderin (countable and uncountable, plural hemosiderins) (biochemistry) An abnormal microscopic pigment, formed of granules of a complex of iron hydroxides, protein and polysaccharides, that forms in tissues of patients having an excess of iron ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== hemosiderosis hemosiderotic ==== Translations ====