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haemoglobin en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • hēʹmōglōʹbĭn (US)
  • /ˌhiːmə(ʊ)ˈɡləʊbɪn/ (UK)
  • hēʹməglōʹbĭn (US)
  • /ˈhiməˌɡloʊbɪn/ (US)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˌhimoʊˈɡloʊbɪn/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek αἷμᾰ (haîmă) Ancient Greek αἱμο- (haimo-) English haemo- Latin globus Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. German -in German Globinbor. English globin English haemoglobin From haemo- + globin.

Meanings

  1. (Commonwealth, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable) Alternative spelling of hemoglobin.
    alt of hemoglobin
    • When the boy was admitted, Carter said, the haemoglobin count was 8.3 grams per decilitre. 2014, Ian McEwan, The Children Act, Penguin Random House (2018), page 66:

Forms

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haemoglobins Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

haemoglobinopathy · methemoglobin · haemoglobinometer · glycohaemoglobin · haemoglobinuria · haemoglobinate · haemoglobinization · ferrihaemoglobin · oxyhaemoglobin