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.
neggingnoun [ U ] /neÉ¡.ÉªÅ/ /neÉ¡.ÉªÅ/ informal. âº the practice of making negative or slightly insulting comments to someone you find attractive in order to make them take an interest in you. (Definition of âneggingâ from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus Â© Cambridge University Press)