Synonyms for hemoglobin
ˈhi məˌgloʊ bɪn, ˈhɛm ə-he·mo·glo·bin

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1. hemoglobin, haemoglobin, Hbnoun

   a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues

   "fish have simpler hemoglobin than mammals"

   Synonyms:
   haemoglobin

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1. List of paraphrases for "hemoglobin":

   haemoglobin, hb

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1. Douglas Higgs:

   A major question hanging over this approach, which is hugely expensive, is whether this procedure, which involves killing off abnormal stem cells to replace them with modified stem cells, will ever become clinically possible in developing countries where the majority of these disorders of hemoglobin occur.

2. Douglas Higgs:

   Even though this is the best we can achieve at the moment, not all patients become free of transfusions and we still do not know the long-term effects of manipulating the genome of stem cells in this way, a major question hanging over this approach, which is hugely expensive, is whether this procedure, which involves killing off abnormal stem cells to replace them with modified stem cells, will ever become clinically possible in developing countries where the majority of these disorders of hemoglobin occur.

3. Sandra Hunter:

   The best women will never outrun the best men, physiological differences explain that men will always be faster: Women have smaller hearts, more fat to carry, less hemoglobin, less muscle mass.