he·mo·glo·bin /ˈhiməˌglobən/
 血色素
 he·mo·glo·bin /ˈhɪməˌglobən/ 名詞
 Hem·o·glo·bin n.  Physiol. The normal coloring matter of the red blood corpuscles of vertebrate animals. It is composed of hematin and globulin, and is also called haematoglobulin. In arterial blood, it is always combined with oxygen, and is then called oxyhemoglobin. It crystallizes under different forms from different animals, and when crystallized, is called haematocrystallin. See Blood crystal, under Blood.
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 hemoglobin
      n : 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"
          [syn: haemoglobin, Hb]