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Oxyhemoglobin vs Hemoglobin - What's the difference?

oxyhemoglobin | hemoglobin | Derived terms |

Hemoglobin is a derived term of oxyhemoglobin.



As nouns the difference between oxyhemoglobin and hemoglobin

is that oxyhemoglobin is alternative form of lang=en while hemoglobin is the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body; it consists of a protein (globulin), and haem (a porphyrin ring with an atom of iron at its centre).

oxyhemoglobin

English

Noun

  • (American spelling)
  • hemoglobin

    English

    Alternative forms

    * haemoglobin *

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body; it consists of a protein (globulin''), and ''haem (a porphyrin ring with an atom of iron at its centre).
  • Derived terms

    * oxyhaemoglobin, oxyhemoglobin

    See also

    * (wikipedia "hemoglobin") * globulin * haematin