different between hemoglobin vs hematinic

English

Alternative forms

• haemoglobin, hæmoglobin
• hemoglobine, haemoglobine, hæmoglobine
• hematinoglobulin
• hematoglobulin, haematoglobulin
• hematoglobuline, haematoglobuline
• hematoglobin, haematoglobin

Etymology

Originally hematinoglobulin, from hematin (from Ancient Greek ???? (haîma, “blood”) + -in) + -o- + globulin (from Latin globus (“ball, sphere”) + -in).

Noun

hemoglobin (countable and uncountable, plural hemoglobins)

1. (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).

Synonyms

• Hb
• Hgb
• HGB

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• globulin
• haematin

Further reading

• hemoglobin in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• hemoglobin in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• hemoglobin at OneLook Dictionary Search

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From hemo- +? globin (“from Latin globus”)

Noun

hemoglobin n (definite singular hemoglobinet, uncountable)

1. (biochemistry) haemoglobin

References

• “hemoglobin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “hemoglobin” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From hemo- +? globin (“from Latin globus”)

Noun

hemoglobin n (definite singular hemoglobinet, uncountable)

1. (biochemistry) haemoglobin

References

• “hemoglobin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Welsh

Alternative forms

• haemoglobin

Noun

hemoglobin m (uncountable, not mutable)

1. hemoglobin

English

Etymology

hematin +? -ic

Adjective

hematinic (comparative more hematinic, superlative most hematinic)

1. (medicine) That improves the quality of blood, especially by increasing the amount of hemoglobin or of red blood cells.

Noun

hematinic (plural hematinics)

1. (medicine) Any substance that has this effect.