haem

haem-

noun

Chiefly British

Variant of heme

haem-

also haema- or haemo-

prefix

Variants of hemo-

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Noun

(countable and uncountable, plural haems)

The component of haemoglobin responsible for binding oxygen, consists of an iron ion that binds oxygen and a porphyrin ring that binds the globin molecules; one molecule binds one molecule of oxygen.

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