ALL meanings of hemoglobin
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H h - noun hemoglobin protein in blood cells 1
- noun hemoglobin A red protein responsible for transporting oxygen in the blood of vertebrates. Its molecule comprises four subunits, each containing an iron atom bound to a heme group. 1
- noun hemoglobin the oxygen-carrying pigment of red blood cells that gives them their red color and serves to convey oxygen to the tissues: occurs in reduced form (deoxyhemoglobin) in venous blood and in combination with oxygen (oxyhemoglobin) in arterial blood. Symbol: Hb. 1
- noun hemoglobin the red coloring matter of the red blood corpuscles of vertebrates, a protein yielding heme and globin on hydrolysis: it carries oxygen from the lungs to the tissues, and carbon dioxide from the tissues to the lungs 0
- noun hemoglobin any of various respiratory pigments found in the blood or muscle tissue of many invertebrates and in the root nodules of some plants 0
- noun hemoglobin The iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body; it consists of a protein (globulin), and haem (a porphyrin ring with an atom of iron at its centre). 0