Definition of METHEMOGLOBIN

methemoglobin

Meanings

Plural: methemoglobins

Noun

  • An oxidized form of hemoglobin, containing ferric rather than ferrous iron, that cannot transport oxygen.

Origin / Etymology

From meta- + haemoglobin.

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