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ERYTHROCYTE

\ɜːɹˈɪθɹəsˌa͡ɪt], \ɜːɹˈɪθɹəsˌa‍ɪt], \ɜː_ɹ_ˈɪ_θ_ɹ_ə_s_ˌaɪ_t]\

Definitions of ERYTHROCYTE

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Red blood cells. Mature erythrocytes are non-nucleated, biconcave disks containing hemoglobin whose function is to transport oxygen.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A red blood-corpuscle.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

See red blood corpuscles, under blood corpuscle. [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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