Hemoglobin

English

Noun

hemoglobin (or haemoglobin)

1. 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 (globin), and haem (a porphyrin ring with an atom of iron at its centre).

Derived tems

• oxyhaemoglobin or oxyhemoglobin