Hemo
n.
The normal coloring matter of the red blood corpuscles of vertebrate animals. It is composed of hematin and globulin, and is also called hæmatoglobulin . In arterial blood, it is always combined with oxygen, and is then called oxyhemoglobin . It crystallizes under different forms from different animals, and when crystallized, is called hæmatocrystallin . See Blood crystal , under Blood .
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