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[n] an orange-yellow pigment in the bile that forms as a product of hemoglobin; excess amounts in the blood produce the yellow appearance observed in jaundice |
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HEMATOIDIN is a 10 letter word that starts with H. |
| | Synonyms: | | bilirubin, haematoidin |
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| | See Also: | | animal pigment |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Hem`a*toid"in\, n. (Physiol. Chem.)
A crystalline or amorphous pigment, free from iron, formed
from hematin in old blood stains, and in old hemorrhages in
the body. It resembles bilirubin. When present in the corpora
lutea it is called {h[ae]molutein}.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A substance which appears to be identical to the red-orange bile pigment bilirubin, but which is produced from hemoglobin in tissues rather than within the liver and usually when oxygen tension is low. |
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