oxyhemoglobin

(ŏk'sē-hē'mə-glō'bĭn)
n.
A bright-red chemical complex of hemoglobin and oxygen that transports oxygen to the tissues.

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symbol: HbO₂; the fully oxygenated form of hemoglobin. It is bright red in colour, and has a characteristic absorption spectrum.

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Hemoglobin combined with molecular oxygen, the form in which oxygen is transported in the blood. See also hemoglobin.

• o. dissociation curve — see hemoglobin–oxygen dissociation curve.

(ok′sēhē′mōglō′bin)
n

A compound of hemoglobin with two atoms of oxygen.

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• Physiology - oxyhemoglobin: globular protein with a molecule of oxygen bonded to iron

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