Haematoidin

/ˌhiːmətɔɪˈdɪn/ noun

Definition

A yellow-orange breakdown product of hemoglobin that appears in bruises as they heal, formed from iron-free porphyrin.

Etymology

From haematoid + -in (chemical suffix). Discovered in the 1800s when scientists studied bruise healing and found this distinctive pigment.

Kelly Says

Haematoidin is why old bruises turn yellow-green—it's what remains after your body breaks down hemoglobin, and forensic pathologists can use its color to estimate how long ago someone was injured.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ደም እንደ
dem en-de
ARالعربية
صبغة دموية
sab-gha dam-awiyyah
BNবাংলা
রক্তের রং
rakt-er rong
CACatalà
hematoidina
he-ma-toid-i-na
CSČeština
hematoidin
he-ma-toid-in
DADansk
hematoidin
he-ma-toid-in
DEDeutsch
Hämatoidin
ha-ma-to-i-din
ELΕλληνικά
αιμοειδίνη
a-i-moi-di-ni
ESEspañol
hematoidina
e-ma-to-i-di-na
FAفارسی
خونی
khooni
FISuomi
hematoidiini
he-ma-toid-i-ini
FRFrançais
hématoïdine
e-ma-toid-in
GUGU
રક્તરંગ
rakt-rang
HAHA
hakar
ha-kar
HEעברית
hematoidin
he-ma-toid-in
HIहिन्दी
रक्तरंग
rakt-rang
HUMagyar
hematoidin
he-ma-toid-in
IDBahasa Indonesia
hematoidin
he-ma-toid-in
IGIG
nke a gbara
nke a gbara
ITItaliano
ematoidina
e-ma-toid-i-na
JA日本語
血色素
ketsu-sho-so
KKKK
hematoidin
he-ma-toid-in
KMKM
សារធាតុឈាម
saar thaat chew
KO한국어
혈색소
hyeol-saek-so
MRMR
रक्तासमान
rakt-samaan
MSBahasa Melayu
hematoidin
he-ma-toid-in
MYမြန်မာ
ရွှေ သွင်း
shwe shwin
NLNederlands
hematoidine
he-ma-toid-in
NONorsk
hematoidin
he-ma-toid-in
PAPA
ਰ血ਸમાਨ
rak-t-samaan
PLPolski
hematoidyna
he-ma-toid-yna
PTPortuguês
hematoidina
e-ma-to-i-di-na
RORomână
hematoidină
he-ma-toid-i-na
RUРусский
гематоидин
ge-ma-to-i-din
SVSvenska
hematoidin
he-ma-toid-in
SWKiswahili
hematoidin
he-ma-toid-in
TAதமிழ்
இரத்த வண்ணம்
i-rat-va-nnam
TEతెలుగు
రక్తరంగు
rak-ta-ran-gu
THไทย
เลือด
lueat
TLTL
hematoidin
he-ma-toid-in
TRTürkçe
hematoidin
he-ma-toid-in
UKУкраїнська
гематоїдин
he-ma-to-i-din
URاردو
خونی
khooni
VITiếng Việt
hồng huyết
hong-huyet
YOYO
hematoidin
he-ma-toid-in
ZH中文
血红素
xuè hóng sù
ZUZU
hematoidin
he-ma-toid-in

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