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Hemoglobin
Hem′o-glo′bin
,Noun.
[
Hemo-
+ globe
.] (Physiol.)
The normal coloring matter of the red blood corpuscles of vertebrate animals. It is composed of hematin and globulin, and is also called
haematoglobulin
. In arterial blood, it is always combined with oxygen, and is then called oxyhemoglobin
. It crystallizes under different forms from different animals, and when crystallized, is called haematocrystallin
. See Blood crystal
, under Blood
. Definition 2024
hemoglobin
hemoglobin
English
Alternative forms
Noun
hemoglobin (countable and uncountable, plural hemoglobins)
- The iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body; it consists of a protein (globulin), and haem (a porphyrin ring with an atom of iron at its centre).
Derived terms
Translations
the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen
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See also
External links
- hemoglobin in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- hemoglobin in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- hemoglobin at OneLook Dictionary Search