haemoglobin
n 1: 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;
"fish have simpler hemoglobin than mammals" [syn:
{hemoglobin}, {haemoglobin}, {Hb}]
Haemoglobin \H[ae]m`o*glo"bin\, n.
Same as {Hemoglobin}.
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