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Hemoglobin in combination with oxygen, the form of hemoglobin present in arterial blood, scarlet or bright red when dissolved in water. SYN: oxygenated hemoglobin.
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oxy·he·mo·glo·bin or chiefly Brit oxy·hae·mo·glo·bin .äk-si-'hē-mə-.glō-bən n hemoglobin loosely combined with oxygen that it releases to the tissues
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oxy·he·mo·glo·bin (ok″se-heґmo-glo″bin) hemoglobin that contains bound O2, a compound formed from hemoglobin on exposure to alveolar gas in the lungs, with formation of a covalent bond with oxygen and without change of the charge of the ferrous state.Medical dictionary. 2011.