CARBON MONOXID HEMOGLOBIN
\kˈɑːbən mˈʌnəksˌɪd hˈiːməɡlˌɒbɪn], \kˈɑːbən mˈʌnəksˌɪd hˈiːməɡlˌɒbɪn], \k_ˈɑː_b_ə_n m_ˈʌ_n_ə_k_s_ˌɪ_d h_ˈiː_m_ə_ɡ_l_ˌɒ_b_ɪ_n]\
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A chemical combination of hemoglobin and carbon monoxid, present in the blood after c. poisoning, when it can be detected by means of spectrum analysis. The combination of the two substances is so strong that c. is not again converted into oxyhemoglobin (the oxygen carrier of the lungs), while passing through the lungs.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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