HEMOGLOBIN
Hem"o*glo"bin, n. Etym: [Hemo- + globe.] (Physiol.)
Defn: The normal coloring matter of the red blood corpuscles of vertebrate animals. It is composed of hematin and globulin, and is also called hæmatoglobulin. 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 hæmatocrystallin. See Blood crystal, under Blood.
HEMOGLOBINOMETER
Hem`o*glo"bin*om"e*ter, n. (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: Same as Hæmochromometer.
HEMOPHILIA
Hem`o*phil"i*a, n.
Defn: See Hematophilia.
HEMOPTYSIS
He*mop"ty*sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. hémoptysie.] (Med.)
Defn: The expectoration of blood, due usually to hemorrhage from the mucous membrane of the lungs.
HEMORRHAGE Hem"or*rhage, n. Etym: [L. haemorrhagia, Gr. hémorriage, hémorrhagie.] (Med.)
Defn: Any discharge of blood from the blood vessels.