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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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It causes the number of red blood cells in the body to be reduced and leads to fatigue and shortness of breath.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Another potential side effect is an increase in the number of red blood cells.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

The chemical deployed by Wallace during her investigation reacts with the iron in hemoglobin, a protein found in red blood cells.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

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

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

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee