Hemoglobin
Definitions
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).
US, countable, uncountable
Equivalents
22 more languages
العربيةالهيموغلوبين
Catalàhemoglobina
Češtinahemoglobin
Ελληνικάαιμοσφαιρίνη
Galegohemoglobina
Bahasa Indonesiahemoglobin
Italianoemoglobina
Қазақ тілігемоглобин
Македонскихемоглобин
Bahasa Melayuhemoglobin
Polskihemoglobina
Portuguêshemoglobina
Românăhemoglobină
Русскийгемоглобин
Svenskahemoglobin
Kiswahilihemoglobini
Türkçehemoglobin
Українськагемоглобін
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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