Medical Dictionary
carboxyhemoglobin
noun
car·boxy·he·mo·glo·bin
Medical Definition of carboxyhemoglobin
: a very stable combination of hemoglobin and carbon monoxide formed in the blood when carbon monoxide is inhaled with resulting loss of ability of the blood to combine with oxygen
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