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Definition of "hemoglobinuria" [hemoglobinuria]

  • The presence of hemoglobin in the urine. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "hemoglobinuria" in a sentence
  • "The disorder, paroxysymal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), hits 8,000 Americans."
  • "Other symptoms are severe anemia due to hemolysis, which is destruction of the red blood cells, hemoglobinuria, which is hemoglobin in the urine, due to hemolysis, and pulmonary edema, or fluid buildup in the lungs."
  • ""Given the strength of these data we are proactively raising our annual price assumptions for Eculizumab treatment in PNH paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria," the firm said."
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