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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative spelling of hemoglobin. Commonwealth, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

   "When the boy was admitted, Carter said, the haemoglobin count was 8.3 grams per decilitre."

2. 2
   a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

hbhemoglobinhemoglobin

Example

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"When the boy was admitted, Carter said, the haemoglobin count was 8.3 grams per decilitre."

Etymology

From haemo- + globin.

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