Siderocyte
noun, Anatomy.
1.
an erythrocyte that contains iron in forms other than hematin.
siderocyte sid·er·o·cyte (sĭd’ər-ə-sīt’)
n.
A red blood cell containing granules of iron that are not part of the cell’s hemoglobin.
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