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\Definition of Bohr effect
: the decrease in the oxygen affinity of a respiratory pigment (such as hemoglobin) in response to decreased blood pH resulting from increased carbon dioxide concentration in the blood
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Bohr effect
noun\ ˈbō(ə)r-, ˈbȯ(ə)r- \
\Medical Definition of Bohr effect
: the decrease in oxygen affinity of a respiratory pigment (as hemoglobin or hemocyanin) in response to decreased blood pH resulting from increased carbon dioxide concentration
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