red blood cells
The disk-shaped cells in the blood that contain hemoglobin. The red blood cells supply oxygen to all body cells and remove the carbon dioxide wastes that result from metabolism.
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The great test comes when we find out whether I can go on producing red blood cells on my own.
Iron also is an extremely important mineral, for it is used in the building of red blood cells.
A Civic Biology | George William HunterHowever, it takes weeks for the hemoglobin (the oxygen-bearing substance in the red blood cells) to be brought up to normal.
It contains fewer red blood-cells (about two-thirds to one-half the usual number).
Barium, A Cause of the Loco-Weed Disease | Albert Cornelius CrawfordYou know red blood cells and serum have a distinct power of reducing photo-silver on plates when exposed to certain radiations.
The Social Gangster | Arthur B. Reeve
Anemia is caused by an abnormal drop in either red blood cells or hemoglobin (the main constituent of red blood cells).
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