Hemoglobin, or haemoglobin (spelling differences) (greek αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) + -in) + -o- + globulin (from latin globus (“ball, sphere”) + -in) (/ ˈ h iː m ə ˌ ɡ l oʊ b ɪ n, ˈ h ɛ-,-m oʊ-/), abbreviated hb or hgb, is the iron-containing oxygen-transport metalloprotein in the red blood cells (erythrocytes) of almost all vertebrates (the exception being the fish family.
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