Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
cy·a·no·met·he·mo·glo·bin Pronunciation:
"sI-&-"nO-(')met-'hE-m&-"glO-b&n Variants:
or cy·an·met·he·mo·glo·bin /"sI-"an-(')met-, "sI-&n-/ or chiefly British cy·a·no·met·hae·mo·glo·bin or cy·an·met·hae·mo·glo·bin Function:
noun : a bright red crystalline compound formed by the action of hydrogen cyanide on methemoglobin in the cold or on oxyhemoglobin at body temperature
