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hemoglobinuria

hemoglobinuria

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Parts of red blood cells appear in the urine
  • noun
  • /ˌhɛməˌɡloʊbɪˈnjʊəriə/
  • Specialized
: hemoglobina en la orina
  • After the lab test, it was confirmed that the patient had hemoglobinuria due to a breakdown of red blood cells.

Examples

  • More than 40 years ago, as a third-year medical student, I recall the Chief of Medicine praising a fellow student for his rare diagnosis of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria in a patient who had presented with the common symptom of "painless hematuria."

    Blog text (10)

  • As proximal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.

    Gross Anatomy (1989)

  • The doctor explained that hemoglobinuria can be a sign of severe hemolysis or kidney injury.

  • Hemoglobinuria often presents with dark-colored urine, indicating the presence of hemoglobin.

Surface Forms

hemoglobinuria singular
hemoglobinurias plural

Morphology

hemoglobinuria = hemoglobin (semi-transparent) = hemoglobin + uria

Formed from the noun 'hemoglobin' plus the medical suffix '-uria' meaning a condition involving urine; the suffix is specialized and not obvious to general learners.

Etymology

Hemoglobinuria comes from three parts: hemo- 'blood', globin the protein that carries oxygen in red blood cells, and -uria 'urine'. So, hemoglobinuria means the blood protein hemoglobin is in the urine.