siderophore
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siderophore
[sid´er-o-for]a macrophage containing hemosiderin.
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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.
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.
Synonym(s): siderophage.
[sidero- + G. phoros, bearing]
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