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OXYHAEMOGLOBIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does oxyhaemoglobin mean? 

OXYHAEMOGLOBIN (noun)
  The noun OXYHAEMOGLOBIN has 1 sense:

1. the bright red hemoglobin that is a combination of hemoglobin and oxygen from the lungsplay

  Familiarity information: OXYHAEMOGLOBIN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


OXYHAEMOGLOBIN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The bright red hemoglobin that is a combination of hemoglobin and oxygen from the lungs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

oxyhaemoglobin; oxyhemoglobin

Context example:

oxyhemoglobin transports oxygen to the cells of the body

Hypernyms ("oxyhaemoglobin" is a kind of...):

haemoglobin; Hb; hemoglobin (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)


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