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Noun: oxyhemoglobin  ,ók-si,hee-mu'glow-bin or ,ók-si'hee-mu,glow-bin
  1. The bright red haemoglobin that is a combination of haemoglobin and oxygen from the lungs
    "oxyhemoglobin transports oxygen to the cells of the body";
    - oxyhaemoglobin

Derived forms: oxyhemoglobins

Type of: haemoglobin [Brit, Cdn], Hb, hemoglobin [N. Amer]

Encyclopedia: Oxyhemoglobin