oxyhemoglobin

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ox·y·he·mo·glo·bin

(ŏk′sē-hē′mə-glō′bĭn)

A bright-red chemical complex of hemoglobin and oxygen that transports oxygen to the tissues.

ox•y•he•mo•glo•bin

(ˌɒk sɪˈhi məˌgloʊ bɪn, -ˈhɛm ə-)

n.

a chemical compound of hemoglobin and oxygen that gives arterial blood its bright red color.

[1870–75]

ox·y·he·mo·glo·bin

(ŏk′sē-hē′mə-glō′bĭn)

The compound formed when a molecule of hemoglobin binds with a molecule of oxygen. In vertebrate animals, oxyhemoglobin forms in the red blood cells as they take up oxygen in the lungs.

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Noun

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"

oxyhaemoglobin

haemoglobin, Hb, 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"

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ox·y·he·mo·glo·bin

n. oxihemoglobina, sustancia de color rojo brillante que se forma cuando los glóbulos rojos se combinan permanentemente con el oxígeno.

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