red blood cells

1. 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 .

Example Sentences

The great test comes 
when we find out whether I can go on producing red blood cells on my own.

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Iron also is an extremely important mineral, for it is used in the building of red blood cells.

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However, it takes weeks for the hemoglobin (the oxygen-bearing substance in the red blood cells) to be brought up to normal.

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It contains fewer red blood-cells (about two-thirds to one-half the usual number).

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You know red blood cells and serum have a distinct power of reducing photo-silver on plates when exposed to certain radiations.

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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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