Haemoglobin

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hemoglobin

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Noun(plural hemoglobins)

  1. The iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body; it consists of aprotein (globulin), and haem (a porphyrin ring with an atom of iron at its centre).
OriginFrom Ancient Greek αἷμα (haima, “blood”) + Latin globus (“ball, sphere”) + -in.

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