Definition of Rbc

1. Noun. A mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues; a biconcave disc that has no nucleus.

Exact synonyms: Erythrocyte, Red Blood Cell
Generic synonyms: Blood Cell, Blood Corpuscle, Corpuscle
Specialized synonyms: Macrocyte, Megalocyte, Megaloblast, Acanthocyte, Microcyte, Reticulocyte, Sickle Cell, Siderocyte, Spherocyte, Target Cell
Terms within: Haemoglobin, Hb, Hemoglobin

Medical Definition of Rbc

1. Cell specialised for oxygen transport, having a high concentration of haemoglobin in the cytoplasm (and little else). Biconcave, anucleate discs, 7nm diameter in mammals, nucleus contracted and chromatin condensed in other vertebrates. Acronym: RBC This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rbc

razzberries
razzberry
razzed
razzes
razzia
razzias
razzing
razzle
razzle-dazzle
razzles
razzmatazz
razzmatazzes
Rb
Rb
RBC
RBC
RBE
RBF
rbi
rci recombinase
RCMP
RCP
RCPC
RCRA
RCS
RCSC
RCT
RD
RDA
RDF

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