Erythrocyte

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. See red blood cell.
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  • n. 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.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A red blood-corpuscle as distinguished from a white or colorless blood-corpuscle (leucocyte).
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues; a biconcave disc that has no nucleus
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    blood corpuscle    blood cell    corpuscle   
    Hyponym
    megaloblast    sickle cell    reticulocyte    target cell    siderocyte   
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