HEMOSIDERIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hemosiderin mean? 

• HEMOSIDERIN (noun)
  The noun HEMOSIDERIN has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: HEMOSIDERIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HEMOSIDERIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

haemosiderin; hemosiderin

Hypernyms ("hemosiderin" is a kind of...):

pigment (dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.))

Meronyms (substance of "hemosiderin"):

ferric oxide (a red oxide of iron)

 Context examples 

Hemosiderin (storage iron granules) may be present in areas of old hemorrhage or be deposited in tissues with iron overload.

(Iron Staining Method, NCI Thesaurus)

It is often associated with hemorrhage and hemosiderin deposition.

(Kaposiform Hemangioendothelioma, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of the hemosiderin complex in a biological specimen.

(Hemosiderin Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The determination of the amount of hemosiderin present in a sample.

(Hemosiderin Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

Erythrocyte extravasation and hemosiderin deposition are frequently present.

(Kaposi sarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by the presence of fibroblastic spindle cells arranged in a whorled storiform pattern, osteoclast-like giant cells, foam cells, inflammatory cells, hemosiderin deposition and stromal hemorrhage.

(Benign Fibrous Histiocytoma of Bone, NCI Thesaurus)

A morphologic variant of cutaneous fibrous histiocytoma characterized by the presence of xanthomatous fibrohistiocytic cells, giant cells, and hemosiderin deposition.

(Cutaneous Fibrous Histiocytoma, Histiocytic Variant, NCI Thesaurus)

A hemorrhagic lymphatic lesion characterized by the presence of dilated lymphatic spaces, extravasation of red blood cells, hemosiderin deposition, and fibrosis.

(Hemolymphangioma, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by the presence of foam cells, inflammatory cells, hemosiderin deposition and stromal hemorrhage.

(Benign Fibrous Histiocytoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Deferoxamine chelates iron from intra-lysosomal ferritin and hemosiderin forming ferrioxamine, a water-soluble chelate excreted by the kidneys and in the feces via the bile.

(Deferoxamine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)