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These include an erythrocyte sedimentation rate test, which measures how quickly red blood cells settle in a test tube, and a C-reactive protein test, which looks for a protein produced in the liver when inflammation is present.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 18 Oct. 2023
Plasma cortisol and erythrocyte TBARS levels were significantly lower whereas erythrocyte GSH was significantly higher in rats kept in pyramid that was aligned on the four cardinal points--north, east, south and west, as compared to normal control rats.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 22 Feb. 2012
The allele at high frequency in the Tibetan sample was associated with lower erythrocyte quantities and correspondingly lower hemoglobin levels...
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 3 July 2010
Packaging hemoglobin into red blood cells (erythrocytes) helps to contain the toxicity problems.
—Quanta Magazine, 22 Apr. 2019
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circa 1894, in the meaning defined above
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“Erythrocyte.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/erythrocyte. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
erythrocyte
noun
eryth·ro·cyte
i-ˈrith-rə-ˌsīt
Medical Definition
erythrocyte
noun
eryth·ro·cyte
i-ˈrith-rə-ˌsīt
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