ˈhaptəˌglōbə̇n, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun
( -s )
Etymology: Greek haptein to fasten, bind + English -o- + hemo globin — more at apsis
: any of several forms of a protein found in blood serum that is an alpha globulin that can combine with free hemoglobin in the plasma and thereby prevent the loss of iron into the urine