Definition of Red blood cell

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, Rbc
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

Definition of Red blood cell

1. Noun. (hematology cytology) A type of cell in the blood of vertebrates that contains hemoglobin and transports oxygen from the lungs to the tissues; an erythrocyte. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Red blood cell

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)

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