myoglobinemia
English
Etymology
myoglobin + -emia
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌmaɪoʊɡloʊbɪˈnimiə/, enPR: mī'ōglōbĭnēʹmēə
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌmaɪəʊɡləʊbɪˈniːmɪə/
- Hyphenation: myo‧glo‧bi‧ne‧mia
Noun
myoglobinemia (uncountable)
- Presence of myoglobin in the blood or (usually, more specifically) excessive myoglobin in the blood, as occurs in rhabdomyolysis or various other conditions.
Synonyms
- (excessive myoglobin in the blood): hypermyoglobinemia
Hyponyms
- (presence of myoglobin in the blood): hypermyoglobinemia
Coordinate terms
- Presence of oxygen-carrying globins in blood or urine
- hemoglobinemia
- hemoglobinuria
- myoglobinuria