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Haemoglobin

//ˌhimoʊˈɡloʊbɪn// noun

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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

Etymology

From haemo- + globin.

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