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carbaminohemoglobin

 [kahr-bam″ĭ-no-he´mo-glo″bin]
a combination of carbon dioxide and hemoglobin, CO2 HHb, being one of the forms in which carbon dioxide exists in the blood.
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car·bam·i·no·he·mo·glo·bin

(kar-bam'i-nō-hē'mō-glō'bin),
Carbon dioxide bound to hemoglobin by means of a reactive amino group on the latter, that is, Hb-NHCOOH; approximately 20% of the total content of carbon dioxide in blood is combined with hemoglobin in this manner.
Synonym(s): carbhemoglobin, carbohemoglobin
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car·ba·mi·no·he·mo·glo·bin

(kahr-bam'i-nō-hē'mŏ-glō'bin)
Carbon dioxide bound to hemoglobin by means of a reactive amino group on the latter; approximately 20% of the total carbon dioxide in blood is combined with hemoglobin in this manner.
Synonym(s): carbaminohaemoglobin.
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