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<physiology> A substance formed from the haematin of blood, by removal of the iron through the action of concentrated sulphuric acid. Two like bodies, called respectively haematoporphyrin and haematolin, are formed in a similar manner.
Origin: Haemato- + -in.
American spelling: hematoin
(01 Mar 1998)
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