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erythrocyte

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

noun

Physiology.
  1. red blood cell.


erythrocyte British  
/ 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-rĭth′rə-sīt′ /

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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

Carbon dioxide then diffuses out of the erythrocyte and across the respiratory membrane into the air.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

This patient can theoretically receive any type of blood, because the patient’s own blood—having both A and B antigens on the erythrocyte surface—does not produce anti-A or anti-B antibodies.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

M. B. Schmidt without making use of the principal distinction made by Ehrlich, also concludes from his researches on sections of the bone-marrow of animals in extra-uterine life, that both kinds of erythrocyte formation occur.

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

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