Found 2 items, similar to oxyhemoglobin.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: oxyhemoglobin oxyhemoglobin n : 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]
English → English (gcide) Definition: 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 combined with oxygen, and is then called oxyhemoglobin. It crystallizes under different forms from different animals, and when crystallized, is called h[ae]matocrystallin. See Blood crystal, under Blood. [1913 Webster]