{"code":"C86008","name":"Methemoglobin","terminology":"ncit","version":"26.09d","conceptStatus":"DEFAULT","leaf":true,"active":true,"synonyms":[{"name":"Methemoglobin","termType":"DN","type":"FULL_SYN","typeCode":"P90","source":"CTRP"},{"name":"methemoglobin","termType":"PT","type":"FULL_SYN","typeCode":"P90","source":"NCI-GLOSS","code":"CDR0000661194"},{"name":"Methemoglobin","termType":"PT","type":"FULL_SYN","typeCode":"P90","source":"NCI"},{"name":"Methemoglobin","type":"Display_Name","typeCode":"P107"},{"name":"Methemoglobin","type":"Preferred_Name","typeCode":"P108"}],"definitions":[{"definition":"A form of hemoglobin found in the blood in small amounts. Unlike normal hemoglobin, methemoglobin cannot carry oxygen. Injury or certain drugs, chemicals, or foods may cause a higher-than-normal amount of methemoglobin to be made. This causes a condition called methemoglobinemia.","code":"P325","type":"ALT_DEFINITION","source":"NCI-GLOSS"},{"definition":"A product of hemoglobin produced by oxidation of the iron atom from the ferrous to the ferric state.","code":"P97","type":"DEFINITION","source":"NCI"}],"properties":[{"code":"P322","type":"Contributing_Source","value":"CTRP"},{"code":"P106","type":"Semantic_Type","value":"Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein"},{"code":"P207","type":"UMLS_CUI","value":"C0025635"}]}