- haem
- n.an iron-containing compound (a porphyrin) that combines with the protein globin to form haemoglobin, found in the red blood cells.
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(hēm) heme.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
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haem... — haem..., Haem... vgl. ↑hämo..., Hämo … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
haem — haem·or·rha·gia; haem·a·to·branch·i·ate; … English syllables
haem — noun The component of haemoglobin responsible for binding oxygen, consists of an iron ion that binds oxygen and a porphyrin ring that binds the globin molecules; one molecule binds one molecule of oxygen. Haem is ubiquitous, abundant and… … Wiktionary
haem — n. (also heme) a non protein compound containing iron, and responsible for the red colour of haemoglobin. Etymology: Gk haima blood or f. HAEMOGLOBIN * * * noun a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds • … Useful english dictionary
Haem — Strukturformel von Häm a. Strukturformel von Häm b … Deutsch Wikipedia
haem[o]..., Haem[o]... — haem[o]..., Haem[o]... vgl. hämo..., Hämo … Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke
haem|or|rhage — «HEHM uh rihj, HEHM rihj», noun, intransitive verb, rhaged, rhag|ing. = hemorrhage. (Cf. ↑hemorrhage) … Useful english dictionary
haem — chiefly British variant of heme … New Collegiate Dictionary
haem- — or haemo chiefly British variant of hem … New Collegiate Dictionary
haem- — prefix relating to blood. Spelt hem in American so all listings below may also occur in that fashion … Dictionary of ichthyology
haem — for words not found here see hemhaemocoele see hemocoel … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
