red blood cell
red blood corpuscle
orred cell
orred corpuscle
Definition of red blood cell
: any of the hemoglobin -containing cells that carry oxygen to the tissues and in mammals are typically biconcave disks which lack a nucleus and cellular organelles and are formed from nucleated cells of the red bone marrow ◆The number of red blood cells ranges from four to six million in each cubic millimeter of normal human blood. The red color of blood is due to the presence of hemoglobin within the red blood cells. —called also erythrocyte — compare white blood cell
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RED BLOOD CELL Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of red blood cell for English Language Learners
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: a red-colored blood cell that carries oxygen from the lungs to other parts of the body
RED BLOOD CELL Defined for Kids
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Definition of red blood cell for Students
: a tiny reddish cell of the blood that contains hemoglobin and carries oxygen from the lungs to the tissues
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red blood cell
Medical Definition of red blood cell
: any of the hemoglobin-containing cells that carry oxygen to the tissues and are responsible for the red color of vertebrate blood—called also erythrocyte, red blood corpuscle, red cell, red corpuscle; compare white blood cell
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