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reticulocyte

[ri-tik-yuh-luh-sahyt]

noun Anatomy.

a very young red blood cell, sampled as a measure of red blood cell formation; reticulated erythrocyte.

Origin of reticulocyte

1920–25; reticul(um) + -o- + cyte

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British Dictionary definitions for reticulocyte

reticulocyte

noun

an immature red blood cell containing a network of granules or filaments

Word Origin for reticulocyte

C20: from reticulum + -cyte

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reticulocyte in Medicine

reticulocyte

[rĭ-tĭk′yə-lō-sīt′]

n.

An immature red blood cell containing a network of basophilic filaments and occurring during the blood regeneration.

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