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haematoglobin

haematoglobin is the alternative form of hemoglobin.

Meaning of hemoglobin

Noun

hemoglobin (countable and uncountable, plural hemoglobins)

  1. (US) 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).
    Synonyms:
    Hb, Hgb

Questions about haematoglobin

What is haematoglobin the alternative form of?
Haematoglobin is the alternative form of hemoglobin.

Words near haematoglobin in the dictionary

  1. haematogenesis
  2. haematogenetic
  3. haematogenic
  4. haematogenous
  5. haematogenously
  6. haematoglobin
  7. haematoglobulin
  8. haematoglobuline
  9. haematogone
  10. haematogones
  11. haematohidrosis

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