METHEMALBUMIN
\mˈɛθɪmˌalbjuːmˌɪn], \mˈɛθɪmˌalbjuːmˌɪn], \m_ˈɛ_θ_ɪ_m_ˌa_l_b_j_uː_m_ˌɪ_n]\
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A 1:1 molar complex of heme or hematin and albumin formed after the dissociation of methemoglobin into heme or hematin and globin in plasma. This complex, which imparts a coffee-brown color to plasma, occurs in hemolytic and hemorrhagic disorders. Its presence in plasma is used as a test to differentiate between hemorrhagic and edematous pancreatitis.
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