Medical Dictionary

sulfhemoglobin

noun sulf·he·mo·glo·bin \ˌsəlf-ˈhē-mə-ˌglō-bən\

Medical Definition of SULFHEMOGLOBIN

:  a green pigment formed by the reaction of hemoglobin with a sulfide in the presence of oxygen or hydrogen peroxide and found in putrefied organs and cadavers

Variants of SULFHEMOGLOBIN

sulf·he·mo·glo·bin or chiefly British sul·phae·mo·glo·bin \-ˌhē-mə-ˈglō-bən\

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