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haemoglobin

(ˌhiːməʊˈɡləʊbɪn; ˌhɛm-) or

hemoglobin

n
(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]
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.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
hemoglobin
blóîrauîi
hemoglobinas
hemoglobīns
hemoglobín
hemoglobin

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.
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