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erythrocyte

American  
[ih-rith-ruh-sahyt] / ɪˈrɪθ rəˌsaɪt /

noun

Physiology.
  1. red blood cell.


erythrocyte British  
/ ɪˌrɪθrəʊˈsɪtɪk, ɪˈrɪθrəʊˌsaɪt /

noun

  1. Also called: red blood cell.  a blood cell of vertebrates that transports oxygen and carbon dioxide, combined with the red pigment haemoglobin, to and from the tissues

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

erythrocyte Scientific  
/ ĭ-rĭthrə-sīt′ /

Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of erythrocyte

First recorded in 1890–95; erythro- + -cyte

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Inflammatory indicators included C-reactive protein, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, white blood cell count, and platelet count.

From Science Daily Apr. 13, 2026

Women typically store more fat beneath the skin and tend to show higher levels of inflammation-related markers such as C-reactive protein and erythrocyte sedimentation rate.

From Science Daily Apr. 13, 2026

Your summary has revealed some similarities and differences among vertebrate erythrocyte and circulatory system structures.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

Thus, anti-A or anti-B antibodies that might be circulating in the patient’s blood plasma will not encounter any erythrocyte surface antigens on the donated blood and therefore will not be provoked into a response.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

The authors who support this view and also describe it as the only kind of erythrocyte formation are chiefly Kölliker and E. Neumann.

From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by Myers, W.

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