noun
- Plural of hematine; iron-containing compounds or substances used in medicine, particularly those derived from or related to hemoglobin.
Usage: medical/pharmaceutical; technical term; primarily used in historical or specialized medical contexts
Examples
- The physician prescribed hematines to treat the patient's severe anemia.
- Early pharmaceutical research explored various hematines as blood-building remedies.
- Hematines were commonly used in 19th-century medicine to address iron deficiency.