hemoglobinuria

[hee-muh-gloh-buh-noor-ee-uh, -nyoor-, hem-uh-]

noun

Pathology.

1. the presence of hemoglobin pigment in the urine.

Other Word Forms

• hemoglobinuric adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hemoglobinuria¹

First recorded in 1865–70; hemoglobin + -uria

Example Sentences

Soliris, the drug at the center of the investigation, treats a rare blood disorder known as paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.

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The investigation was triggered, the company has said, by allegations a former employee made about the selling of Alexion’s flagship product, the Soliris treatment for a rare blood disorder known as paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.

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The terminal complement inhibitor is approved to treat the blood disorder known as paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria and the genetic disorder called hemolytic uremic syndrome.

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Lignières has found in hemoglobinuria a streptococcus which produced nephritis, bloody urine, and paraplegia in experimental animals, including horses.

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Winckel's disease, or epidemic hemoglobinuria, is a very fatal affection, sometimes epidemic in lying-in institutions; it develops about the fourth day after birth.

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