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siderophore

[sid´er-o-for]

a macrophage containing hemosiderin.

sid·er·o·phore

(sid'er-ō-fōr),

1. A large extravasated mononuclear phagocyte containing granules of hemosiderin, found in the sputum or in the lungs of patients with longstanding pulmonary congestion from left ventricular failure.
See also: heart failure cell.

2. Secreted molecule which chelates iron.

Synonym(s): siderophage

[sidero- + G. phoros, bearing]

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sid·er·o·phore

(sid'ĕr-ō-fōr)

A large, extravasated, mononuclear phagocyte containing granules of hemosiderin, found in the sputum or in the lungs of people with long-standingpulmonary congestion from left ventricular failure.
Synonym(s): siderophage.

[sidero- + G. phoros, bearing]

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There are numerous red blood cells, and the intervening stroma is fibrosclerotic or myxoid, with scattered myofibroblasts, siderophages, and inflammatory cell infiltrates.

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There are numerous red blood cells, and intervening stroma is fibrosclerotic or myxoid with scattered myofibroblasts, siderophages, and inflammatory cell infiltrates.