haemoglobin

See also: Hämoglobin and hæmoglobin

English

Structure of human haemoglobin

Etymology

From haemo- +‎ globin.

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: hēʹmōglōʹbĭn, hēʹməglōʹbĭn, IPA^(key): /ˌhimoʊˈɡloʊbɪn/, /ˈhiməˌɡloʊbɪn/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌhiːmə(ʊ)ˈɡləʊbɪn/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -əʊbɪn

Noun

haemoglobin (countable and uncountable, plural haemoglobins)

1. British standard spelling of hemoglobin.
   • 2014, Ian McEwan, The Children Act, Penguin Random House (2018), page 66:

     When the boy was admitted, Carter said, the haemoglobin count was 8.3 grams per decilitre.

Derived terms

• haemoglobinopathy
• haemoglobinuria

Welsh

Noun

haemoglobin m (uncountable, not mutable)

1. Alternative spelling of hemoglobin