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hematoglobin

hematoglobin 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 hematoglobin

What is hematoglobin the alternative form of?
Hematoglobin is the alternative form of hemoglobin.

Words near hematoglobin in the dictionary

  1. hematogenic
  2. hematogenically
  3. hematogenous
  4. hematogenously
  5. hematogens
  6. hematoglobin
  7. hematoglobulin
  8. hematoglobuline
  9. hematogone
  10. hematogones
  11. hematogram

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