1. 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
   "fish have simpler hemoglobin than mammals"
   - haemoglobin [Brit, Cdn], Hb

Derived forms: hemoglobins

Type of: haemoprotein, hemoprotein

Part of: erythrocyte, RBC, red blood cell

Encyclopedia: Hemoglobin Hemoglobin, gamma Hemoglobin, sickle

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