carboxyhemoglobin
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From carboxy + hemoglobin.
Noun
[edit]carboxyhemoglobin (usually uncountable, plural carboxyhemoglobins)
- (biochemistry) The stable complex of carbon monoxide with hemoglobin; it prevents the normal complexing with oxygen and thus leads to anoxia
Further reading
[edit]carboxyhemoglobin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia