Definition of Erythroid

1. Adjective. Relating to erythrocytes.

Partainyms: Erythrocyte

Definition of Erythroid

1. a. Of a red color; reddish; as, the erythroid tunic (the cremaster muscle).

Definition of Erythroid

1. Adjective. Having a red colour; reddish ¹

2. Adjective. Of or pertaining to the erythrocytes, especially to their development ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Erythroid

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Erythroid

1. Of a red colour; reddish; as, the erythroid tunic (the cremaster muscle). Origin: Gr. Red: cf. Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Erythroid

erythrodextrins
erythrodifferentiation
erythrodontia
erythrodysesthesia
erythrodysesthesia syndrome
erythrofuranose
erythrofuranoses
erythrogen
erythrogenesis
erythrogenic
erythrogenic toxin
erythrogonium
erythrogranulose
erythrogranuloses
erythroid (current term)
erythroid cell
erythroid progenitor cells
erythroid transcription factor
erythroidin
erythrokeratoderma variabilis
erythrokeratodermia
erythrokinetics
erythrol
erythrol tetranitrate
erythroleic
erythroleic acid
erythrolein
erythroleukaemia
erythroleukaemic cell

Literary usage of Erythroid

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"... 161, 255 response of erythroid day 3 burst-forming units, 162, 275 shock, deleterious effects of leucine administration (rat), 162, 420 -tolerance, ..."

2. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"In addition 500 cells of the erythroid series were differentiated into maturation ... Mitoses occurring in granulocytic and erythroid series were noted. ..."

3. The Dog: Bibliography January 1985-January 1994 by Cynthia P. Smith (1995)
"A significant correlation was found between serum activities of erythropoietin and numbers of erythroid colony-forming units grown in culture. ..."

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