oxyhemoglobin /oxy·he·mo·glo·bin/ (-he″mo-glo´bin) hemoglobin that contains bound O2, a compound formed from hemoglobin on exposure to alveolar gas in the lungs.
oxyhemoglobin
oxyhemoglobin (ok´sēhē´mōglō´bin),
ox·y·he·mo·glo·bin ( k s -h m -gl b n)n. Hemoglobin in combination with oxygen, present in arterial blood. Also called oxygenated hemoglobin. |
oxyhemoglobin
[ok′sēhē′məglō′bin, -hem′-]
Etymology: Gk, oxys + genein, to produce, haima, blood; L, globus, ball
the product of combining hemoglobin with oxygen. The loosely bound complex dissociates easily when the concentration of oxygen is low. Also spelled oxyhaemoglobin.
oxyhemoglobin (ok´sēhē´mōglō´bin),
n a compound of hemoglobin with two atoms of oxygen.
oxyhemoglobin
hemoglobin combined with molecular oxygen, the form in which oxygen is transported in the blood. See also hemoglobin.
oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve
see hemoglobin-oxygen dissociation curve.
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