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• plural of red blood cell.

red blood cells

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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.

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Example Sentences

Ideally, athletes should spend a week or two living at that altitude to allow their bodies to acclimatise and generate more red blood cells.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2026

This rare condition, which mostly impacts children, occurs when bacterial toxins spread throughout the body and damage red blood cells, causing clots in the organs, primarily the kidneys.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

Vitamin B12 is best known for helping the body make DNA, red blood cells, and healthy nerve tissue.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Once you donate blood, it is taken to a lab, where it is separated into three components: platelets, red blood cells, and plasma.

From Slate • May 9, 2026

What enabled the selective “action” of hemoglobin in red blood cells?

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee