red blood cell
noun
variants
or less commonly red blood corpuscle
or red cell
or red corpuscle
: any of the hemoglobin-containing cells that carry oxygen to the tissues and in mammals are typically biconcave disks which lack a nucleus and cellular organelles and are formed from nucleated cells of the red bone marrow
Note: The number of red blood cells ranges from four to six million in each cubic millimeter of normal human blood. The red color of blood is due to the presence of hemoglobin within the red blood cells.
called also erythrocyte
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The disease changes the shape of red blood cells in a way that can block blood flow to the rest of the body.
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Maya Goldman, Axios, 26 Feb. 2025
Your red blood cells deliver oxygen throughout the body, and a lack of red blood cells may cause fatigue, dizziness, and shortness of breath.
—Carrie Madormo, Rn, Health, 21 Feb. 2025
Sickle cell is a blood disorder in which a person’s red blood cells become misshapen into crescent moons.
—Bertha Coombs, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
This conversion then causes red blood cells to become more alkaline, Takahashi said.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 21 Jan. 2025
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Maya Goldman, Axios, 26 Feb. 2025
Your red blood cells deliver oxygen throughout the body, and a lack of red blood cells may cause fatigue, dizziness, and shortness of breath.
—Carrie Madormo, Rn, Health, 21 Feb. 2025
Sickle cell is a blood disorder in which a person’s red blood cells become misshapen into crescent moons.
—Bertha Coombs, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
This conversion then causes red blood cells to become more alkaline, Takahashi said.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Red blood cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20blood%20cell. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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