hemoglobinemia

English

Noun

hemoglobinemia (uncountable)

(pathology) The presence of free (unbound) hemoglobin in the blood (which is always true to a low degree); especially, more than normal amounts of it (hyperhemoglobinemia), in contrast with the usual situation wherein almost all hemoglobin is carried inside erythrocytes; it is a sign of hemolysis.

Coordinate terms

Presence of oxygen-carrying globins in blood or urine

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Translations

Italian: emoglobinemia (it) f

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