methemoglobin
or met·hae·mo·glo·bin
[ met-hee-muh-gloh-bin, -hem-uh-, -hee-muh-gloh-, -hem-uh- ]
nounBiochemistry.
a brownish compound of oxygen and hemoglobin, formed in the blood, as by the use of certain drugs.
Origin of methemoglobin
1First recorded in 1865–70; met- + hemoglobin
- Also called ferrihemoglobin, hemiglobin.
Words Nearby methemoglobin
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