oxyhaemoglobin
oxyhaemoglobin (oksi-hee-moh-gloh-bin) n. the bright-red substance formed when the pigment haemoglobin in red blood cells combines reversibly with oxygen. Oxyhaemoglobin is the form in which oxygen is transported from the lungs to the tissues. Compare methaemoglobin.
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