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Oxygen–hemoglobin dissociation curve
S-shaped curve produced when the percentage saturation of haemoglobin with oxygen is plotted against the partial pressure of oxygen , which is a measure of the oxygen concentration in the surrounding medium
The oxygen–hemoglobin dissociation curve, also called the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve or oxygen dissociation curve (ODC), is a curve that plots the proportion of hemoglobin in its saturated (oxygen-laden) form on the vertical axis against the prevailing oxygen tension on the horizontal axis. This curve is an important tool for understanding how our blood carries and releases oxygen. Wikipedia