hematoidin

hematoidin
A pigment derived from hemoglobin that contains no iron but is closely related to or identical to bilirubin. H. is formed intracellularly, presumably within reticuloendothelial cells, but is often found extracellularly after 5–7 days in foci of previous hemorrhage. It occurs as refractile, yellow-brown and orange-red granules, but more characteristically as rhomboid plates arranged in a radial pattern, so-called h. burrs. SYN: blood crystals, h. crystals. [hemato- + G. eidos, resemblance, + -in]

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he·ma·toi·din or chiefly Brit hae·ma·toi·din .hē-mə-'tȯid-ənalso .hem-ə- n BILIRUBIN

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he·ma·toid·in (he-mə-toidґin) a yellow-brown or red pigment, apparently chemically identical with bilirubin but with a different site of origin, formed locally in the tissues from hemoglobin, particularly under conditions of reduced oxygen tension.

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