| haemoglobinaemia | <haematology> Haemoglobinaemia is a medical condition in which free haemoglobin proteins are present in blood plasma. This occurs when red blood cells (within which haemoglobin is normally found) have been injured while in the blood vessels. Origin: Gr. Haima = blood (09 Oct 1997) |
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| haemoglobinaemia paralytica | azoturia of horses |
| puerperal haemoglobinaemia | <haematology, obstetrics> A sudden, severe haemolytic disease that appears sporadically in well nourished dairy cows 2 to 4 weeks after calving, and usually occurs in stabled animals in the winter and early spring; the cause is not known, although the disease is often associated with hypophosphatemia. Synonym: puerperal haemoglobinaemia, puerperal haemoglobinuria. (05 Mar 2000) |
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