hemoglobinuria
Americannoun
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
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)
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.
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