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Hemoglobin
Pronunciation
Definition 1
A protein inside red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to tissues and organs in the body and carries carbon dioxide back to the lungs. Testing for the amount of hemoglobin in the blood is usually part of a complete blood cell (CBC) test. It is used to check for conditions such as anemia, dehydration, and malnutrition. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
The red respiratory protein of erythrocytes, consisting of approximately 3.8% heme and 96.2% globin (64.5 KD), which as oxyhemoglobin (HbO2) transports oxygen from the lungs to the tissues where the oxygen is readily released and HbO2 becomes Hb. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 3
The substance inside red blood cells that binds to oxygen in the lungs and carries it to the tissues. (NCI Dictionary)
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