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Synonyms

red corpuscle

American  

noun

  1. a red blood cell.


red corpuscle British  

noun

  1. another name for erythrocyte

"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

Etymology

Origin of red corpuscle

First recorded in 1840–50

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In the slender person of James Franciscus, schoolteacher star of TV's Mr. Novak, Youngblood's red corpuscle count seems low.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is only because there are 280 million hemoglobin molecules in each red corpuscle that the blood has sufficient oxygen-carrying capacity for human respiration.

From Time Magazine Archive

Good healthy egotism in literature is the red corpuscle that makes the thing live.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 06 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Artists by Hubbard, Elbert

The shape of the red corpuscle is that of a circular disk with concave sides.

From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Walters, Francis M.

It is equal to 1/1000 of a millimeter and is indicated by the symbol μ.8.The peculiar shape of the red corpuscle has no doubt some relation to its work.

From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Walters, Francis M.

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