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Haemoglobin

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Word	Definition
hemoglobinnoun	(American spelling) 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).

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Word	Definition
hemoglobinnoun	(American spelling) 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).
oxyhaemoglobinnoun	(biochemistry) The form of haemoglobin, loosely combined with oxygen, present in arterial and capillary blood.
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methaemoglobinnoun	Alternative spelling of methemoglobin. [(biochemistry) An oxidized form of hemoglobin, containing ferric rather than ferrous iron, that cannot transport oxygen.]
deoxyhaemoglobinnoun	(biochemistry) The form of haemoglobin that has released its oxygen
carboxyhaemoglobinnoun	Alternative spelling of carboxyhemoglobin. [(biochemistry) The stable complex of carbon monoxide with hemoglobin; it prevents the normal complexing with oxygen and thus leads to anoxia]
globinnoun	(biochemistry) One of several polypeptides that are the protein components of haemoglobin or myoglobin.
hemoproteinnoun	Alternative spelling of hemeprotein. [(biochemistry) Any conjugated protein containing heme as the prosthetic group.]
erythrocruorinnoun	A large oxygen-carrying protein related to chlorocruorin, and found in many annelids.
hemenoun	(biochemistry) The component of hemoglobin (and other hemoproteins) responsible for binding oxygen. It consists of an iron ion that binds oxygen and a porphyrin ring that binds the globin molecules; one molecule binds one molecule of oxygen.
haemnoun	Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, and UK standard spelling of heme.
haemoglobinsnoun	(Commonwealth) Alternative spelling of hemoglobin. [(American spelling) 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).]
hemoglobinsnoun	(American spelling) 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).
methemoglobinnoun	(biochemistry) An oxidized form of hemoglobin, containing ferric rather than ferrous iron, that cannot transport oxygen.
erythrocytenoun	(hematology, cytology) A hemoglobin-containing cell, especially as found in humans but more generally present in the blood of most vertebrates, that is involved with the transport of oxygen; such cells are usually anucleate in humans and many other animals.
anaemianoun	(Commonwealth) Alternative spelling of anemia. [(American spelling, uncountable, pathology) A medical condition in which the capacity of the blood to transport oxygen to the tissues is reduced, either because of too few red blood cells, or because of too little hemoglobin, resulting in pallor and fatigue.]
hemoglobinopathynoun	(American spelling, medicine) Any of a range of inherited genetic disorders affecting hemoglobin.
glycohemoglobinnoun	glycated hemoglobin