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Oxyhaemoglobin

Oxyhaemoglobin \Ox`y*h[ae]m`o*glo"bin\, Oxyhemoglobin \Ox`y*hem`o*glo"bin\, n. [Oxy (a) + h[ae]moglobin, hemoglobin.] (Physiol. Chem.) See Hemoglobin.

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oxyhaemoglobin

alt. (context biochemistry English) The form of haemoglobin, loosely combined with oxygen, present in arterial and capillary blood. n. (context biochemistry English) The form of haemoglobin, loosely combined with oxygen, present in arterial and capillary blood.

oxyhæmoglobin

n. (alternative spelling of oxyhaemoglobin English)

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oxyhaemoglobin

n. the bright red hemoglobin that is a combination of hemoglobin and oxygen from the lungs; "oxyhemoglobin transports oxygen to the cells of the body" [syn: oxyhemoglobin]

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At the age of three he was overheard demanding peevishly of his father, “But is it oxyhaemoglobin or carboxyhaemoglobin?