Definition of Embryonic hemoglobinEmbryonic hemoglobin: Hemoglobin E, the normal embryonic hemoglobin, the main type of hemoglobin found in the human embryo. The E stands for embryonic and also for epsilon, the chain unique to embryonic hemoglobin (which was originally known as Gower-2). Last Editorial Review: 4/27/2011 5:27:15 PM
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