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methaemoglobin

(US methemoglobin)
Definition of methaemoglobin

noun

[mass noun] Biochemistry
  • a stable oxidized form of haemoglobin which is unable to release oxygen to the tissues, produced in some inherited abnormalities and by oxidizing drugs.

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