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haemoglobin

(ˌhiːməʊˈɡləʊbɪn; ˌhɛm-) or

hemoglobin

(Biochemistry) a conjugated protein, consisting of haem and the protein globin, that gives red blood cells their characteristic colour. It combines reversibly with oxygen and is thus very important in the transportation of oxygen to tissues. See also oxyhaemoglobin

[C19: shortened from haematoglobulin, from haematin + globulin the two components]

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Noun

haemoglobin - 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"

Hb, hemoglobin

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

haemoprotein, hemoprotein - a conjugated protein linked to a compound of iron and porphyrin

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

globin, haematohiston, hematohiston - a colorless protein obtained by removing heme from hemoglobin; the oxygen carrying compound in red blood cells

Translations

هيموغلوبين

hemoglobin

hæmoglobin

Hämoglobin

hémoglobine

hemoglobin

blóîrauîi

emoglobina

hemoglobinas

hemoglobīns

hemoglobin

hemoglobín

hemoglobin

血红蛋白血色素

haemoglobin

hemoglobin (US) [ˌhiːməʊˈgləʊbɪn] N → hemoglobina f

haemoglobin

[ˌhiːməˈgləʊbɪn] hemoglobin (US) n → hémoglobine f

haemoglobin

, (US) hemoglobin

n → Hämoglobin nt, → roter Blutfarbstoff

haemoglobin

hemoglobin (Am) [ˌhiːməʊˈgləʊbɪn] n → emoglobina

haemoglobin

(American) hemoglobin (hiːməˈgloubin) noun

the oxygen-carrying substance in red blood cells.

References in periodicals archive ?

An important assessment of maternal nutrition has been since a long time the measurement of the haemoglobin levels to rule out anaemia due to iron, folate or vitamin B12 deficiency.

THE ASSOCIATION OF HAEMOGLOBIN AND FERRITIN CONCENTRATION IN NEWBORN AND CORD BLOOD WITH MATERNAL HAEMOGLOBIN AND FERRITIN CONCENTRATION IN THREE TRIMESTERS

Vaulont, "Inflammation and its impact on anaemia in chronic kidney disease: from haemoglobin variability to hyporesponsiveness," NDT Plus, vol.

Factors Influencing Hemoglobin Variability and Its Association with Mortality in Hemodialysis Patients

Laboratory diagnosis of sickle cell anemia involves phenotypic testing for the presence of the sickle haemoglobin and genetic analysis.

IMAGES IN CLINICAL MEDICINE

Lehmann, "Haemoglobin Sherwood Forest [beta]104 (G6) Arg [right arrow] Thr," FEBS Letters, vol.

Heterozygous Hemoglobin Sherwood Forest Causing Polycythemia

Haemoglobin binds with oxygen to form oxyhaemoglobin, a compound that gives oxygenated blood its bright red colour.

KNOW YOUR BODY HAEMOGLOBIN

International collaborative assessment study of the AHD575 method for the measurement of blood haemoglobin, La Revue de Sante de la Mediterranee orientale.

Point-of-care hemoglobin testing: methods and relevance to combat anemia

Haemoglobin-D, Los Angeles or Haemoglobin D-Punjab is not a rare variant of haemoglobin worldwide especially in Punjab, North western India, and South Asian continent.

Haemoglobin sickle D disease: A presentation with ischaemic stroke

Haemoglobin concentration for the diagnosis of anemia and assessment of severity.

PLACENTAL MORPHOLOGY AT DIFFERENT MATERNAL HEMOGLOBIN LEVELS: A HISTOPATHOLOGICAL STUDY

Under stable conditions, we would be 95% certain that a repeat haemoglobin measurement using the Pronto-7(R) co-oximeter would lie within 0.82 g/dl of the previous reading, compared to 1.7 g/dl for the HemoCue(R) 201+."

Two New Clinical Studies Show Masimo Noninvasive Hemoglobin (SpHb(R)) Demonstrated Similar Precision as Hemoglobin From Point of Care Devices

Glucosylation of human haemoglobin A in red blood cells studied in vivo: kinetics of the formation and dissociation of haemoglobin A1c.

Glycated hemoglobin A1c as a modern biochemical marker of glucose regulation/Glikoziliranihemoglobin A1c kao savremenibiohemijski marker glikoregulacije

Carrell, "Variations in the structure of human haemoglobin: with particular reference to the unstable haemoglobins," British Medical Bulletin, vol.

Hemoglobin variant (Hemoglobin Aalborg) mimicking interstitial pulmonary disease

Washington, Dec 09 ( ANI ): Researchers have manipulated key biological events in adult blood cells to produce a form of haemoglobin normally absent after the newborn period.