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Noun

hemoglobin - a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues; "fish have simpler hemoglobin than mammals"
haemoglobin, Hb
haemoprotein, hemoprotein a conjugated protein linked to a compound of iron and porphyrin
erythrocyte, rbc, red blood cell a mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues; a biconcave disc that has no nucleus
oxyhaemoglobin, oxyhemoglobin the bright red hemoglobin that is a combination of hemoglobin and oxygen from the lungs; "oxyhemoglobin transports oxygen to the cells of the body"
haem, haemitin, hematin, heme, protoheme a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds
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Substantiv

hemoglobin - 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.

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  • Hemoglobin (also spelled haemoglobin and abbreviated Hb or Hgb) is the iron-containing oxygen-transport metalloprotein in the red blood cells of vertebrates and the tissues of some invertebrates. Hemoglobin in the blood is what transports oxygen from the lungs or gills to the rest of the body (i.e. the tissues) where it releases the oxygen for cell use.

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  • hemoglobin
    A protein in red blood cells that transports oxygen from the lungs to the tissues of the body.\n(source: AIDSinfo)

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  • Entall: hemoglobin
  • Flertall: hemoglobins

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