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1. Haematoxylin.
2. <physiology> A bluish black, amorphous substance containing iron and obtained from blood. It exists the red blood corpuscles united with globulin, and the form of haemoglobin or oxyhaemoglobin gives to the blood its red colour.
Origin: Gr. Aima, aimatos, blood.
American spelling: hematin
(01 Mar 1998)
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