ferriprotoporphyrin
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ferriprotoporphyrin — noun A reddish, brown crystalline material, (haematin hydrochloride) obtained by treatment of dried blood with salt and acetic acid, that was once used to detect traces of blood … Wiktionary
ferriprotoporphyrin — fer·ri·protoporphyrin … English syllables
ferriprotoporphyrin — “+ noun Etymology: ferri + protoporphyrin : a ferriporphyrin in which the porphyrin is protoporphyrin see hematin, hemin … Useful english dictionary
Hemozoin — Plasmodium falciparum hemozoin crystals under polarised light. Hemozoin is a disposal product formed from the digestion of blood by some blood feeding parasites. These hematophagous organisms such as Malaria parasites (Plasmodium spp.), Rhodnius… … Wikipedia
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Methemoglobin — A particular type of hemoglobin that is altered so that it is useless for carrying oxygen and delivering it to tissues throughout the human body. Since hemoglobin is the key carrier of oxygen in the blood, its wholesale replacement by… … Medical dictionary
ferriporphyrin — The compound formed between a ferric ion and a porphyrin; e.g., ferriprotoporphyrin (hemin). f. chloride SYN: hemin … Medical dictionary
hemin — 1. Chloride of heme in which Fe2+ has become Fe3+. H. crystals are called Teichmann crystals, under crystal. 2. Any coordination complex of chloro(porphyrinato)iron(III). SYN: chlorohemin, factor X for Haemophilus, ferriheme chloride,… … Medical dictionary
