SINCE 1828
metmyoglobin
noun
met·myo·glo·bin
| \ ˈmet-ˈmī-ə-ˌglō-bən
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Medical Definition of metmyoglobin
: a reddish brown crystalline pigment that is formed by oxidation of myoglobin
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