The hemoglobin level is expressed as the amount of hemoglobin in grams (gm) per deciliter (dL) of whole blood, a deciliter being 100 milliliters. The normal ranges for hemoglobin depend on the age and, beginning in adolescence, the gender of the person.
hedge verb [I/T] (LIMIT). âº to âlimit something âseverely: [T] Congressmen were âwarned against hedging âtheir âsupport for the âmissile âprogram. âº To hedge is also to âtry to âavoid giving an âanswer or taking any âaction: [I] Officials âcontinued to hedge on âexactly when the âprogram would âbegin.
Full Definition of HEDGE. 1. a: a fence or boundary formed by a dense row of shrubs or low trees b: barrier, limit. 2. : a means of protection or defense (as against financial loss). 3. : a calculatedly noncommittal or evasive statement. See hedge defined for English-language learners. See hedge defined for kids.