deoxyhemoglobin
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deoxyhemoglobin
[de-ok″sĭ-he´mo-glo″bin]hemoglobin not combined with oxygen, formed when oxyhemoglobin releases its oxygen to the tissues.
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de·ox·y·he·mo·glob·in
(dē-oks'ē-hē'mŏ-glō-bin)The reduced form of hemoglobin, resulting when oxyhemoglobin loses its oxygen.
Synonym(s): deoxyhaemoglobin.
Synonym(s): deoxyhaemoglobin.
[de- + oxy- + hemoglobin]
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