methemoglobinemia

noun

Presence of excess methemoglobin in the blood; the form of toxic anemia characterized by it.

OriginAncient Greek αἷμᾰ (haîmă) ← English methemoglobin ← German Globin →
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Meanings

nounmethemoglobinemia (countable and uncountable, plural methemoglobinemias)

plural methemoglobinemias

  1. countableuncountablemedicinePresence of excess methemoglobin in the blood; the form of toxic anemia characterized by it.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*me
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meth₂?
  3. Ancient Greekμετᾰ́ (metắ)
  4. Ancient Greekμετᾰ- (metă-)
  5. Englishmeta-
  6. Ancient Greekαἷμᾰ (haîmă)
  7. Ancient Greekαἱμο- (haimo-)
  8. Englishhaemo-
  9. Latinglobus
  10. GermanGlobin
  11. Englishglobin
  12. Englishhaemoglobin
  13. Englishmethemoglobin
  14. Ancient Greekαἷμᾰ (haîmă)
  15. Englishmethemoglobinemia

From methemoglobin + -emia.

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APA

methemoglobinemia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/methemoglobinemia

MLA

“methemoglobinemia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/methemoglobinemia. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “methemoglobinemia,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/methemoglobinemia.

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