Haemoglobin

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Haemoglobin \H[ae]m`o*glo"bin\, n.
     Same as {Hemoglobin}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  haemoglobin
       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"
           [syn: {hemoglobin}, {Hb}]