methemoglobin.
An oxidized form of hemoglobin, containing ferric rather than ferrous iron, that cannot transport oxygen.
Meaning & usage
An oxidized form of hemoglobin, containing ferric rather than ferrous iron, that cannot transport oxygen.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth₂? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- Ancient Greek αἷμᾰ (haîmă) Ancient Greek αἱμο- (haimo-) English haemo- Latin globus Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. German -in German Globinbor. English globin English haemoglobin English methemoglobin From meta- + haemoglobin.
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