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hemoglobin definition
hemo·glo·bin (hē′mə glō′bin, hem′ə-)
noun
- the red coloring matter of the red blood corpuscles of vertebrates, a protein yielding heme and globin on hydrolysis: it carries oxygen from the lungs to the tissues, and carbon dioxide from the tissues to the lungs
- any of various respiratory pigments found in the blood or muscle tissue of many invertebrates and in the root nodules of some plants
Etymology: contr. (as if < hemo-) < earlier haematoglobulin: see hemato- & globulin
Related Forms:
- hemoglobinic he′mo·glo·bin′ic (-glō bin′ik) adjective
- hemoglobinous he′mo·glo′·bi·nous (-bi nəs) adjective
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