oxyhemoglobin n 1: the bright red hemoglobin that is a combination of hemoglobin and oxygen from the lungs; "oxyhemoglobin transports oxygen to the cells of the body" [syn: {oxyhemoglobin}, {oxyhaemoglobin}]
Hemoglobin \Hem"o*glo"bin\, n. [Hemo- + globe.] (Physiol.) The normal coloring matter of the red blood corpuscles of vertebrate animals. It is composed of hematin and globulin, and is also called {h[ae]matoglobulin}. In arterial blood, it is always combined with oxygen, and is then called {oxyhemoglobin}. It crystallizes under different forms from different animals, and when crystallized, is called {h[ae]matocrystallin}. See {Blood crystal}, under {Blood}. [1913 Webster]
Oxyhaemoglobin \Ox`y*haem`o*glo"bin\, Oxyhemoglobin \Ox`y*hem`o*glo"bin\, n. [Oxy (a) + haemoglobin, hemoglobin.] (Physiol. Chem.) See {Hemoglobin}. [1913 Webster]