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hemoglobin
 hemoglobin
abbr. hem

hemoglobin [hi:mə'gləʊbin] abbr.
abbr. hem
hemat. Hb (MichaelBurov); HbOH (MichaelBurov); met Hb (MichaelBurov); metHb (MichaelBurov); MtHb (MichaelBurov)
med. A protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to the tissues of the body. Hemoglobin also refers to the hemoglobin test, which is normally ordered as part of a complete blood count. see also complete blood count