- ferrihemoglobin
- SYN: methemoglobin.
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fer·ri·he·mo·glo·bin or chiefly Brit fer·ri·hae·mo·glo·bin .fer-.ī-'hē-mə-.glō-bən, .fer-i- n METHEMOGLOBIN
Medical dictionary. 2011.
ferrihemoglobin
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ferrihemoglobin — /fer uy hee meuh gloh bin, hem euh , fer ee /, n. Biochem. methemoglobin. [FERRI + HEMOGLOBIN] * * * … Universalium
ferrihemoglobin — n. compound found in the blood consisting of oxygen and hemoglobin (Chemistry) … English contemporary dictionary
ferrihemoglobin — fer·ri·hemoglobin … English syllables
ferrihemoglobin — |feˌrī, |ferē+ noun Etymology: ferri + hemoglobin : methemoglobin * * * /fer uy hee meuh gloh bin, hem euh , fer ee /, n. Biochem. methemoglobin. [FERRI + HEMOGLOBIN] … Useful english dictionary
Methemoglobin — A particular type of hemoglobin that is altered so that it is useless for carrying oxygen and delivering it to tissues throughout the human body. Since hemoglobin is the key carrier of oxygen in the blood, its wholesale replacement by… … Medical dictionary
Hemoglobin — Hemoglobin, human, adult (heterotetramer, (αβ)2) Structure of human hemoglobin. The protein s α and β subunits are in red and blue, and the iron containing heme groups in green. Fro … Wikipedia
methemoglobin — /met hee meuh gloh bin, hem euh , hee meuh gloh , hem euh /, n. Biochem. a brownish compound of oxygen and hemoglobin, formed in the blood, as by the use of certain drugs. Also, methaemoglobin. Also called ferrihemoglobin, hemiglobin. [1865 70;… … Universalium
protein — proteinaceous /proh tee nay sheuhs, tee i nay /, proteinic, proteinous, adj. /proh teen, tee in/, n. 1. Biochem. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the… … Universalium
sulfhemoglobin — noun Any of a group of derivatives of hemoglobin, often in the presence of ferrihemoglobin, that are incapable of transporting oxygen … Wiktionary
methemoglobin — (|)met+ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary meta + hemoglobin : a soluble brown crystalline basic pigment that is found in normal blood in much small amounts than hemoglobin, that is formed from blood, hemoglobin, or oxyhemoglobin … Useful english dictionary
