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erythrocyte

[ih-rith-ruh-sahyt] / ɪˈrɪθ rəˌsaɪt /


NOUN
red blood cell
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The principal job of an erythrocyte is to carry and deliver oxygen to the tissues.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Recall that bilirubin, a product of erythrocyte breakdown, is processed by the liver and secreted in bile.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The erythrocyte lifecycle is summarized in Figure 18.8.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

During the first day or two that it is in the circulation, an immature erythrocyte, known as a reticulocyte, will still typically contain remnants of organelles.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The authors who support this view and also describe it as the only kind of erythrocyte formation are chiefly Kölliker and E. Neumann.

From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by Myers, W.