methemalbumin

methemalbumin
An abnormal compound formed in the blood as a result of heme combining with plasma albumin.

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met·hem·al·bu·min or chiefly Brit met·haem·al·bu·min .met-.hēm-al-'byü-mən n an albumin complex with hematin found in plasma during diseases (as blackwater fever) that are associated with extensive hemolysis

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met·hem·al·bu·min (met″he-mal-buґmin) a brown pigment formed by the binding of albumin with heme; this occurs only when the serum has been depleted of unsaturated haptoglobin and is indicative of intravascular hemolysis.

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