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.
indulge 1630s, to grant as a favor; 1650s, of both persons and desires, to treat with unearned favor; a back formation from indulgence (q.v.). Example Sentences for indulging He had been indulging in the vain pleasure of putting two and two together. The nobles form a class by themselves, indulging in all sorts of vices.' Partly he is indulging his humour by describing others who were more astray than he was. This kept him, he said, from indulging in his own bad thoughts.