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oxyhemoglobin

 
Dictionary: ox·y·he·mo·glo·bin   (ŏk'sē-hē'mə-glō'bĭn) pronunciation
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A bright-red chemical complex of hemoglobin and oxygen that transports oxygen to the tissues.


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Dental Dictionary: oxyhemoglobin
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(ok′sēhē′mōglō′bin)
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A compound of hemoglobin with two atoms of oxygen.

Medical Dictionary: ox·y·he·mo·glo·bin
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(ŏk'sē-hē'mə-glō'bĭn)
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Hemoglobin in combination with oxygen, present in arterial blood. Also called oxygenated hemoglobin.

Veterinary Dictionary: oxyhemoglobin
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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.
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the bright red hemoglobin that is a combination of hemoglobin and oxygen from the lungs
  Synonym: oxyhaemoglobin


 
 

 

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