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HAEMATINIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does haematinic mean?
• HAEMATINIC (noun)
The noun HAEMATINIC has 1 sense:
1. a medicine that increases the hemoglobin content of the blood; used to treat iron-deficiency anemia
Familiarity information: HAEMATINIC used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A medicine that increases the hemoglobin content of the blood; used to treat iron-deficiency anemia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
haematinic; hematinic
Hypernyms ("haematinic" is a kind of...):
medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)
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