“red blood”

The following 3 entries include the term red blood.

packed red blood cells

noun plural

: a concentrated preparation of red blood cells that is obtained from whole blood by removing the plasma (as by centrifugation) and is used in transfusion

red blood cell

noun

: any of the hemoglobin-containing cells that carry oxygen to the tissues and are responsible for the red color of vertebrate blood compare white blood cell

red blood count

noun

: a blood count of the red blood cells abbreviation RBC


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