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oxyhemoglobin definition

oxy·hemo·glo·bin (äk′si hē′mō glō′bin)

noun

the bright-red substance that is found in the arterial blood, formed in the lungs by the loose union of hemoglobin with oxygen: it delivers its oxygen to the body tissues

Etymology: oxy- + hemoglobin

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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