hemoglobinemia

English

Noun

hemoglobinemia (uncountable)

1. (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
  • hemoglobinuria
  • myoglobinemia
  • myoglobinuria

Derived terms

• dyshemoglobinemia
• hyperhemoglobinemia
• hypohemoglobinemia

 

Translations

Translations

• Italian: emoglobinemia (it) f