hemoglobin

== English == === Alternative forms === haemoglobin, hæmoglobin, hemoglobine, haemoglobine, hæmoglobine, hematinoglobulin, hematoglobulin, haematoglobulin, hematoglobuline, haematoglobuline, hematoglobin, haematoglobin === Etymology === Originally hematinoglobulin, from hematin (from Ancient Greek αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) + -in) + -o- + globulin (from Latin globus (“ball, sphere”) + -in). === Pronunciation === (US) enPR: hēʹmōglōʹbĭn, hēʹməglōʹbĭn, IPA(key): /ˌhimoʊˈɡloʊbɪn/, /ˈhiməˌɡloʊbɪn/ (UK) IPA(key): /ˌhiːmə(ʊ)ˈɡləʊbɪn/ Rhymes: -əʊbɪn === Noun === hemoglobin (countable and uncountable, plural hemoglobins) (American spelling) 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 (globulin), and haem (a porphyrin ring with an atom of iron at its centre). Synonyms: Hb, Hgb, HGB ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “hemoglobin”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “hemoglobin”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “hemoglobin”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Indonesian == === Etymology === Internationalism === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /hemoˈɡlobin/ [he.moˈɡlo.bɪn] Rhymes: -obin Syllabification: he‧mo‧glo‧bin === Noun === hemoglobin (uncountable) (hematology, physiology) hemoglobin: 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 (globulin), and haem (a porphyrin ring with an atom of iron at its centre). ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “hemoglobin”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From hemo- +‎ globin (“from Latin globus”). === Noun === hemoglobin n (definite singular hemoglobinet, uncountable) (biochemistry) haemoglobin === References === “hemoglobin” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “hemoglobin” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From hemo- +‎ globin (“from Latin globus”). === Noun === hemoglobin n (definite singular hemoglobinet, uncountable) (biochemistry) haemoglobin === References === “hemoglobin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Swedish == === Noun === hemoglobin n hemoglobin Synonym: (rare) blodfärgämne ==== Declension ==== === References === hemoglobin in Svensk ordbok (SO) hemoglobin in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) hemoglobin in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB) Svensk MeSH == Welsh == === Alternative forms === haemoglobin === Noun === hemoglobin m (uncountable, not mutable) hemoglobin