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Definition of: hemoglobin
(hē′mə·glō′bin, hem′ə-) noun Biochem.
The complex respiratory pigment in the red blood corpuscles of vertebrates. It is composed of globin in union with hematin, and serves as a carrier of oxygen, with which it combines freely.
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