'Hematinic' definitions:
Definition of 'hematinic'
From: WordNet
noun
A medicine that increases the hemoglobin content of the blood; used to treat iron-deficiency anemia [syn: hematinic, haematinic]
Definition of 'Hematinic'
From: 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.]