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hemoglobinuria

American  
[hee-muh-gloh-buh-noor-ee-uh, -nyoor-, hem-uh-] / ˌhi məˌgloʊ bəˈnʊər i ə, -ˈnyʊər-, ˌhɛm ə- /

noun

Pathology.
  1. the presence of hemoglobin pigment in the urine.


Other Word Forms

  • hemoglobinuric adjective

Etymology

Origin of hemoglobinuria

First recorded in 1865–70; hemoglobin + -uria

Example Sentences

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Joe Ellenberger, once a premier fighter, was diagnosed in 2009 with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria — a rare blood disease.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 27, 2013

Another derivative of his blood knowledge was his establishment of the cause of paroxysmal hemoglobinuria.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.

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.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)