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carboxyhemoglobin Definition

car·boxy·hemo·glo·bin (kär bäks′ə hē′mō glō′bin, -hem′ō-)

noun

a compound formed in the blood when carbon monoxide occupies the positions on the hemoglobin molecule normally taken by oxygen, resulting in cellular oxygen starvation

carboxyhemoglobin Usage Examples

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  • form: Once inhaled, carbon monoxide combines with oxygen carrying hemoglobin to form carboxyhemoglobin.