Definitions for: Hematoidin

[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

Webster (1913) 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.

Synonyms: bilirubin, haematoidin

See Also: animal pigment

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