What is hemoglobin?
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Hemoglobin
//ˌhimoʊˈɡloʊbɪn//
Synonyms for "hemoglobin" (95 found)
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Related words (47)
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13 entriesTranslations
46 translations across 40 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- հեմոգլոբին noun (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen)
Basque
1 entries- hemoglobina noun (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen)
Bulgarian
1 entries- хемоглобин noun (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen)
Catalan
1 entries- hemoglobina noun (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 血紅蛋白 /血红蛋白 noun (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen)
Czech
1 entries- hemoglobin noun (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen)
Esperanto
1 entries- hemoglobino noun (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen)
Estonian
1 entries- hemoglobiin noun (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen)
Finnish
2 entries- hemoglobiini noun (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen)
- verenpuna noun (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen)
French
1 entries- hémoglobine noun (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen)
Galician
1 entries- hemoglobina noun (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen)
German
2 entries- Blutfarbstoff noun (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen)
- Hämoglobin noun (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen)
Greek
1 entries- αιμοσφαιρίνη noun (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen)
Hungarian
1 entries- hemoglobin noun (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen)
Icelandic
1 entries- blóðrauða noun (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen)
Ido
1 entries- hemoglobino noun (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen)
Indonesian
1 entries- hemoglobin noun (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen)
Interlingua
1 entries- hemoglobina noun (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen)
Irish
1 entries- haemaglóibin noun (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen)
Italian
1 entries- emoglobina noun (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen)
Japanese
3 entries- ヘモグロビン noun (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen)
- 血液色素 noun (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen)
- 血色素 noun (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen)
Kazakh
1 entries- гемоглобин noun (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen)
Korean
2 entries- 헤모글로빈 noun (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen)
- 혈색소 noun (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen)
Macedonian
1 entries- хемоглобин noun (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen)
Malay
1 entries- hemoglobin noun (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen)
Marathi
1 entries- हीमोग्लोबिन noun (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen)
Navajo
1 entries- dił bee łichíʼígíí noun (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen)
Occitan
1 entries- emoglobina noun (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen)
Polish
1 entries- hemoglobina noun (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen)
Portuguese
1 entries- hemoglobina noun (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen)
Romanian
1 entries- hemoglobină noun (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen)
Russian
1 entries- гемоглоби́н noun (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen)
Spanish
1 entries- hemoglobina noun (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen)
Swahili
1 entries- hemoglobini noun (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen)
Swedish
1 entries- hemoglobin noun (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen)
Tagalog
1 entries- pula ng dugo noun (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen)
Turkish
1 entries- hemoglobin noun (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen)
Ukrainian
1 entries- гемоглобі́н noun (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen)
Vietnamese
1 entries- hemoglobin noun (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen)
Welsh
2 entries- haemoglobin noun (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen)
- hemoglobin noun (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
The tests confirmed that she has low blood pressure and low hemoglobin.
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Too few red blood cells or too little hemoglobin in the blood can lead to anemia.
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Researchers say it makes sense that loss of hearing might be caused by anemia. The inside of the ear is very sensitive to oxygen, and it's possible that the nerves there are not getting enough in someone who is iron-deficient. Iron is an essential element for the production of hemoglobin, the red blood cell protein that carries and releases oxygen throughout the body.
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