oxyhaemoglobin

See also: oxyhæmoglobin

English

Alternative forms

• oxyhæmoglobin
• oxyhemoglobin

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.?

Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)bor.

English oxy-

Ancient Greek αἷμᾰ (haîmă)

Ancient Greek αἱμο- (haimo-)

English haemo-

Latin globus

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos

Proto-Italic *-īnos

Latin -īnusder.

German -in

German Globinbor.

English globin

English haemoglobin

English oxyhaemoglobin

From oxy- + haemoglobin.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊbɪn

Noun

oxyhaemoglobin (countable and uncountable, plural oxyhaemoglobins)

1. (biochemistry) The form of haemoglobin, loosely combined with oxygen, present in arterial and capillary blood.

Translations

form of haemoglobin

• Irish: ocsahaemaglóibin
• Italian: ossiemoglobina (it) f