hemoglobin

Nouns

  • (n) a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues
    • fish have simpler hemoglobin than mammals
    haemoglobin, Hb,

Synonyms

haemoglobin Hb

Words of close approximity

hemoglobinemia hemoglobinopathy hemoglobinuria