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HEMATINIC

Dictionary entry overview: What does hematinic mean?

• HEMATINIC (noun)
The noun HEMATINIC has 1 sense:

1. a medicine that increases the hemoglobin content of the blood; used to treat iron-deficiency anemia

Familiarity information: HEMATINIC used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• HEMATINIC (noun)

Sense 1

hematinic ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A medicine that increases the hemoglobin content of the blood; used to treat iron-deficiency anemia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

haematinic; hematinic

Hypernyms ("hematinic" is a kind of...):

medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)

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