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A mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues
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erythrocyte
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context hematology cytology English) An anucleate cell in the blood involved with the transport of oxygen. Also called a red blood cell because of the red coloring of hemoglobin.
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n. a mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues; a biconcave disc that has no nucleus [syn: red blood cell , RBC ]
Usage examples of erythrocyte.
A little adjustment of the fine focus and there they were: a sea of bland erythrocytes with the much more interesting white cells dispersed across the field like little jewels.
He would see the red corpuscles of the blood -- the erythrocytes -- and fail to recognize them.
He watched the erythrocytes with interest and saw them quite clearly now that he had recognized them for what they were.