Oxyhemoglobin

Oxyhemoglobin
The oxygen-loaded form of hemoglobin, the predominant protein in red blood cells. Hemoglobin is a protein molecule that binds to oxygen. Hemoglobin forms an unstable, reversible bond with oxygen. In its oxygen-loaded form, it is called oxyhemoglobin and is bright red. In the oxygen-unloaded form it is called deoxyhemoglobin and is purple-blue.
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Hemoglobin in combination with oxygen, the form of hemoglobin present in arterial blood, scarlet or bright red when dissolved in water. SYN: oxygenated hemoglobin.

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oxy·he·mo·glo·bin or chiefly Brit oxy·hae·mo·glo·bin .äk-si-'hē-mə-.glō-bən n hemoglobin loosely combined with oxygen that it releases to the tissues

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oxy·he·mo·glo·bin (ok″se-heґmo-glo″bin) hemoglobin that contains bound O2, a compound formed from hemoglobin on exposure to alveolar gas in the lungs, with formation of a covalent bond with oxygen and without change of the charge of the ferrous state.

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  • oxyhemoglobin — [äk΄si hē′mō glō΄bin] n. [ OXY 1 + HEMOGLOBIN] the bright red substance that is found in the arterial blood, formed in the lungs by the loose union of hemoglobin with oxygen: it delivers its oxygen to the body tissues …   English World dictionary

  • Oxyhemoglobin — 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}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • oxyhemoglobin — Hemoglobin Hem o*glo bin, n. [Hemo + globe.] (Physiol.) The normal coloring matter of the red blood corpuscles of vertebrate animals. It is composed of hematin and globulin, and is also called {h[ae]matoglobulin}. In arterial blood, it is always… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • oxyhemoglobin — noun 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: ↑oxyhaemoglobin • Hypernyms: ↑hemoglobin, ↑haemoglobin, ↑Hb …   Useful english dictionary

  • oxyhemoglobin — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1873 hemoglobin loosely combined with oxygen that it releases to the tissues …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • oxyhemoglobin — /ok si hee meuh gloh bin, hem euh /, n. Biochem. See under hemoglobin. [1870 75; OXY 2 + HEMOGLOBIN] * * * …   Universalium

  • oxyhemoglobin — noun US spelling of oxyhaemoglobin …   Wiktionary

  • oxyhemoglobin — n. bright red hemoglobin that has been infused with oxygen and is transported to the tissues É‘ksɪ hɪːmÉ™gləʊbɪn / É’ksɪhɪːmÉ™ gləʊbɪn …   English contemporary dictionary

  • oxyhemoglobin — oxy·hemoglobin …   English syllables

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