hemoglobin

hemoglobin definition - medical

he·mo·glo·bin (hēˈmə-glōˌbĭn)

noun Abbr. Hb, Hgb
The red respiratory protein of red blood cells that transports oxygen as oxyhemoglobin from the lungs to the tissues, where the oxygen is readily released and the oxyhemoglobin becomes hemoglobin.

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