1. Plural of oxyhaemoglobin; the form of haemoglobin that carries oxygen in the blood, formed when oxygen binds to haemoglobin in the lungs.
Usage: chiefly British spelling; American English typically uses 'oxyhemoglobins'; technical/medical term; used in physiology and biochemistry

Examples

• Oxyhaemoglobins are responsible for transporting oxygen from the lungs to tissues throughout the body.
• The concentration of oxyhaemoglobins in arterial blood is typically higher than in venous blood.
• Red blood cells contain millions of haemoglobin molecules that form oxyhaemoglobins when exposed to oxygen.
• Pulse oximetry measures the percentage of oxyhaemoglobins relative to total haemoglobin.
• At high altitudes, the formation of oxyhaemoglobins becomes less efficient due to lower oxygen pressure.