haematinic

/ ˌhɛməˈtɪnɪk; ˌhiː- /

noun

1. Also calledhaematic an agent that stimulates the production of red blood cells or increases the amount of haemoglobin in the blood

adjective

1. having the effect of enriching the blood

Example Sentences

Of these iron and ammonium citrate is much used as a haematinic, and as it has hardly any tendency to cause gastric irritation or constipation it can be taken when the ordinary forms of iron are inadmissible.

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Other derivatives are haemin, haemochromogen and the haematinic acids.

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