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haemoglobin
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Other spellings
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(
US
)
hemoglobin
Pronunciation
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(
US
)
enPR
:
hēʹmōglōʹbĭn
or
hēʹməglōʹbĭn
,
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˌhimoʊˈɡloʊbɪn/
or
/ˈhiməˌɡloʊbɪn/
(
UK
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˌhiːmə(ʊ)ˈɡləʊbɪn/
Hyphenation
: hae‧mo‧glo‧bin
Noun
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Singular
haemoglobin
Plural
haemoglobins
(
countable
&
uncountable
)
Haemoglobin
is the
iron
-
containing
substance
in
red blood cells
that
transports
oxygen
from the
lungs
to the rest of the
body
.