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# haemoglobin

«haemoglobin» in Mova's school dictionary: **The red substance in red blood cells that carries oxygen…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (haemoglobin — uncountable); US spelling hemoglobin

### meaning for a pupil

(science) The red substance in red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs around the body and gives blood its red colour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haemoglobin/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In science and health lessons haemoglobin explains why blood is red and how oxygen gets to the muscles; it contains iron, so iron-rich foods (beans, spinach, red meat) help keep it healthy. Doctors measure haemoglobin in blood tests; too little can cause anaemia, making people tired and pale. Phrases: haemoglobin levels, low haemoglobin.

### examples

- Haemoglobin carries oxygen around the body. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haemoglobin/#x1)
- Blood is red because of haemoglobin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haemoglobin/#x2)
- Haemoglobin needs iron, so eat your beans and greens. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haemoglobin/#x3)
- The doctor checked her haemoglobin with a blood test. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haemoglobin/#x4)
- Low haemoglobin can make you feel tired. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haemoglobin/#x5)
- Haemoglobin picks up oxygen in the lungs and drops it off in the muscles. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haemoglobin/#x6)

### note

Uncountable. British spelling haemoglobin (ae), American hemoglobin (e). Pronounced HEE-muh-gloh-bin. «Haemo-» / «hemo-» means blood. Myth: blood inside veins is not blue; it is always red, only darker when it has less oxygen.

### In the corpora

- [Red blood cells carry oxygen using iron-rich haemoglobin, white cells fight germs, and platelets help stop bleeding.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/65-the-heart-and-blood/9/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «haemoglobin» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haemoglobin/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.