Hematinic

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hematinic \He`ma*tin"ic\, n. [From {Hematin}.] (Med.)
     Any substance, such as an iron salt or organic compound
     containing iron, which when ingested tends to increase the
     hemoglobin contents of the blood.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hematinic
       n : a medicine that increases the hemoglobin content of the
           blood; used to treat iron-deficiency anemia [syn: {haematinic}]