Haemoglobin \H[ae]m`o*glo"bin\, n. Same as {Hemoglobin}.
haemoglobin n : a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues; "fish have simpler hemoglobin than mammals" [syn: {hemoglobin}, {Hb}]