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Red blood cell

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erythrocytenoun(hematology, cytology) A hemoglobin-containing cell, especially as found in humans but more generally present in the blood of most vertebrates, that is involved with the transport of oxygen; such cells are usually anucleate in humans and many other animals.
hematocytenoun(hematology, cytology) Any blood cell produced by hematopoiesis, but especially a red blood cell
blood cellnoun(hematology, cytology) Any of the cells normally found in blood, namely erythrocytes and leukocytes, sometimes including the platelets.
erythroblastnoun(cytology) A cell in the bone marrow from which red blood cells develop
blood corpusclenoun(hematology, cytology) A blood cell.
blood-cellnounAlternative form of blood cell. [(hematology, cytology) Any of the cells normally found in blood, namely erythrocytes and leukocytes, sometimes including the platelets.]
autoerythrocytenoun(cytology) An organism's own erythrocyte
hemocytoblastnoun(hematology) A hematopoietic stem cell.
polychromatophilnounAny polychromatophilic cell, typically an erythrocyte
bloodnounA vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped by the heart and is usually generated in bone marrow.
bloodenounArchaic form of blood. [A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped by the heart and is usually generated in bone marrow.]
erythrogenesisnoun(physiology) the production of erythrocytes
hemocytologynoun(cytology) The cytology of blood
erythrocytogenesisnounThe development of erythrocytes.
chromocytenounAny cell, such as a red blood cell, that contains a pigment
haemocytoblastnounAlternative spelling of hemocytoblast. [(hematology) A hematopoietic stem cell.]
hematogenesisnoun(hematology, cytology) Blood cell formation in the human body, especially the bone marrow, hematopoiesis.
erythropoiesisnounThe production of red blood cells (in bone marrow)
hematoblastnounAlternative form of haematoblast. [(anatomy) One of the minute disk-shaped bodies found in blood with the ordinary red and white corpuscles; a third kind of blood corpuscle, supposed by some to be an early stage in the development of the red corpuscles.]
hematopoiesisnoun(hematology, cytology) The process by which blood cells are produced.

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