Definition of Reticulocyte

1. Noun. An immature red blood cell containing a network of filaments or granules.

Generic synonyms: Erythrocyte, Rbc, Red Blood Cell

Definition of Reticulocyte

1. Noun. An immature red blood cell, having a reticular network of RNA ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Reticulocyte

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Reticulocyte

1. Immature red blood cells normally restricted to the bone marrow and present in the blood stream in very low numbers (0.2-2%). An increase in numbers indicates increased proliferation in the bone marrow, for example following chemotherapy. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Reticulocyte

reticulated corpuscle
reticulated python
reticulated water
reticulated waters
reticulately
reticulates
reticulating
reticulation
reticulations
reticule
reticules
reticulin
reticuline oxidase
reticulitis
reticulo-
reticulocyte (current term)
reticulocyte lysate
reticulocytes
reticulocytopenia
reticuloendothelial
reticuloendothelial cell
reticuloendothelial system
reticuloendothelioma
reticuloendothelioses
reticuloendotheliosis
reticuloendotheliosis viruses
reticuloendothelium
reticulohistiocytic granuloma

Literary usage of Reticulocyte

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

1. International Medical and Surgical Surveyby American Institute of Medicine by American Institute of Medicine (1922)
"With gradual recovery from anemia, the reticulocyte count fell again until ... The reticulocyte count in normal adults is considered abnormal only if more ..."

2. Management & Therapy of Sickle Cell Disease edited by Clarice D. Reid, Samuel Charace, Bertram Lubin (1997)
"Therefore, the evaluation of the febrile patient should include measurement of the reticulocyte count; a low reticulocyte count mandates further monitoring ..."

3. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"... for regulation of eIF-2 activity have general similarities to those of polypeptide chain initiation induced by HRI in reticulocyte lysates (2-9). ..."

4. Practice of Medicine by Frederick Tice (1922)
"In such instances reticulocyte counts of 30 per cent or more at the end of 10 ... When the red cell count is 3000000 or higher the reticulocyte response is ..."

5. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"The reticulocyte numbers would appear to be correlated with the thiamine status of the ... The reticulocyte depression, if caused by thiamine deficiency, ..."

6. Rice Genetics: Proceedings of the International Rice Workshop at Lusaka by International Rice Research Institute (1986)
"In the reticulocyte lysate system the major product synthesized was a polypeptide with a larger molecular size than the 57 kD polypeptide that had been ..."

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