noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The form of haemoglobin, loosely combined with oxygen, present in arterial and capillary blood. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   the bright red hemoglobin that is a combination of hemoglobin and oxygen from the lungs wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

oxyhemoglobinoxyhemoglobin

Etymology

From oxy- + haemoglobin.

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