oxyhemoglobin
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ox·y·he·mo·glo·bin
(ŏk'sē-hē'mə-glō'bĭn) 
n.
A bright-red chemical complex of hemoglobin and oxygen that transports oxygen to the tissues.
n.
A bright-red chemical complex of hemoglobin and oxygen that transports oxygen to the tissues.
Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry:
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oxyhemoglobin
symbol: HbO2; the fully oxygenated form of hemoglobin. It is bright red in colour, and has a characteristic absorption spectrum.
| oxygenator, oxygenate, oxygenase | |
| oxyhydrogen reaction, oxymyoglobin, oxyntic |
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oxyhemoglobin
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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oxyhemoglobin
(ok′sēhē′mōglō′bin)
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A compound of hemoglobin with two atoms of oxygen.
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categories related to 'oxyhemoglobin'
- Physiology - oxyhemoglobin: globular protein with a molecule of oxygen bonded to iron
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