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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Physiol. Chem.) A stable crystalline compound obtained by the decomposition of hemoglobin. It is found in old blood stains.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
methemoglobin .
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Examples
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Nitrites react with haemoglobin to form methaemoglobin, which is incapable of transporting oxygen.
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Eighty-two haemoglobinuria patients and 524 healthy controls were screened for G6PD deficiency using either the methylene blue reduction test, the G-6-PDH kit or the micro-methaemoglobin reduction test.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Nguyen Hue 2009
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