e·ryth·ro·cyte ( -rth r -s t )n. See red blood cell. e·ryth ro·cytic (-stk) adj. |
erythrocyte [ɪˈrɪθrəʊˌsaɪt]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) a blood cell of vertebrates that transports oxygen and carbon dioxide, combined with the red pigment haemoglobin, to and from the tissues Also called red blood cell
erythrocytic [ɪˌrɪθrəʊˈsɪtɪk] adj
| erythrocyte (-rthr-st) See red blood cell. |
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| Noun | 1. |  erythrocyte - a mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues; a biconcave disc that has no nucleusblood cell, blood corpuscle, corpuscle - either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets macrocyte, megalocyte - abnormally large red blood cell (associated with pernicious anemia) megaloblast - abnormally large red blood cell present in pernicious anemia and folic acid deficiency acanthocyte - an abnormal red blood cell that has thorny projections of protoplasm microcyte - an abnormally small red blood cell (less than 5 microns in diameter) reticulocyte - an immature red blood cell containing a network of filaments or granules sickle cell - an abnormal red blood cell that has a crescent shape and an abnormal form of hemoglobin siderocyte - an abnormal red blood cell containing granules of iron not bound in hemoglobin spherocyte - an abnormal spherical red blood cell target cell - an abnormal red blood cell with the appearance of a dark ring surrounding a dark center; associated with anemia haemoglobin, Hb, hemoglobin - a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues; "fish have simpler hemoglobin than mammals" |
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