erythrocyte

e·ryth·ro·cyte

 (ĭ-rĭth′rə-sīt′)

n.

See red blood cell.

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e·ryth′ro·cyt′ic (-sĭt′ĭk) adj.

erythrocyte

(ɪˈrɪθrəʊˌsaɪt)

n

(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 adj

red′ blood′ cell`

n.

any of the cells of the blood that in mammals are enucleate disks concave on both sides, contain hemoglobin, and carry oxygen to the cells and tissues and carbon dioxide back to the respiratory organs. Also called erythrocyte, red′ blood′ cor`puscle. Abbr.: RBC

[1905–10]

e·ryth·ro·cyte

(ĭ-rĭth′rə-sīt′)

See red blood cell.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

erythrocyte - a mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues; a biconcave disc that has no nucleus RBC, red blood cell blood 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"

Translations

Erythrozyt

eritrocito

erytrosyyttipunasolu

eritrositsel darah merah

せっけっきゅう赤血球

erytrocytkrwinka czerwona

eritrócito

эритроцит

erytrocytröd blodkropp

alyuvar

erythrocyte

[ɪˈrɪθrəʊˌsaɪt] N → eritrocito m

erythrocyte

[ɪˈrɪθrəʊˌsaɪt] n → eritrocita m

e·ryth·ro·cyte

n. eritrocito, célula roja producida en la médula ósea que actúa como transportadora de oxígeno a los tejidos;

___ sedimentation rate → índice de sedimentación de ___ -s.

erythrocyte

n eritrocito