Define the $O_{2}$ dissociation curve.

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(N/A) sigmoid curve is obtained when the percentage saturation of haemoglobin with $O_{2}$ is plotted against the partial pressure of oxygen $(pO_{2})$. This curve is known as the oxygen dissociation curve.

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