methemoglobinemia

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

methemoglobin +‎ -emia

Noun[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

methemoglobinemia (countable and uncountable, plural methemoglobinemias)

  1. (medicine) Presence of excess methemoglobin in the blood; the form of toxic anemia characterized by it.
    Hypernym: dyshemoglobinemia
    Coordinate terms: carboxyhemoglobinemia, sulfhemoglobinemia