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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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Like thalassemia, the disease also involves red blood cells and is usually a lifelong condition, affecting patients' joints and leaving them feeling weak and tired.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

More than half a century after scientists first encountered a mysterious marker on human red blood cells, researchers finally traced it to its genetic source.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

If an AnWj negative person develops antibodies against AnWj and then receives AnWj positive blood, those antibodies can attack the transfused red blood cells.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

Many advances in SCD treatment have sought to prevent red blood cells from sickling by restoring protective hemoglobin.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

They don’t have enough red blood cells left to carry oxygen to the brain.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman