(American spelling) The iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body; it consists of a protein (globulin), and haem (a porphyrin ring with an atom of iron at its centre).

plural of hemoglobin

The formation or concentration of hemoglobin

To furnish with hemoglobin.

simple past tense and past participle of hemoglobinize

Alternative form of hemoglobin

Of or relating to hemoglobin.

(medicine) The presence of hemoglobin in the urine.

plural of hemoglobinopathy

(American spelling, medicine) Any of a range of inherited genetic disorders affecting hemoglobin