hemoglobin
pronunciation
How to pronounce hemoglobin in British English:
UK [ˌhi:məʊ'gləʊbɪn]
How to pronounce hemoglobin in American English:
US [ˈhiməˌɡlobɪn]
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- Noun:
- a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues
Word Origin
- hemoglobin (n.)
- coloring matter in red blood stones, 1862, shortening of hæmatoglobin (1845), from Greek haimato-, comb. form of haima (genitive haimatos) "blood" (see -emia) + globulin, a type of simple protein, from globule, formerly a word for "corpuscle of blood."
Example
- 1. Normally , a 14-month-old 's hemoglobin is around 10 to 13 .
- 2. It is also used for condition when red blood cells do not have enough hemoglobin .
- 3. Red blood cells contain hemoglobin - a red , iron-rich protein that gives blood its red color .
- 4. When you have anemia , your body doesn 't have enough red blood cells , or your red blood cells don 't contain enough hemoglobin .
- 5. Healthy red blood cells have an average lifespan of 120 days , so when they die , the iron from the hemoglobin is recycled to make new red blood cells .