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[syn: bilirubin, hematoidin, haematoidin]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hematoidin \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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
hematoidin
n 1: 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 [syn:
bilirubin, hematoidin, haematoidin]