hematinic

adj, noun — 3 senses

adj

AU, UK /ˌhiː.məˈtɪn.ɪk/ · CA, US, SC /ˌhi.məˈtɪn.ɪk/

Etymology From hematin + -ic.

Medicine, Sciences That improves the quality of blood, especially by increasing the amount of hemoglobin or of red blood cells.

Medicine, Sciences Of, relating to, derived from hematin.

noun

Etymology From hematin + -ic.

Medicine, Sciences Any substance that has a hematinic (adjective sense 1) effect.

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