erythrocyte

/əˈɹɪθɹəˌsaɪt/

erythrocyte noun: a hemoglobin-containing cell, especially as found in humans but more generally present in the blood of most vertebrates, that is involved with the transport of oxygen; such cells are usually anucleate in humans and many other animals.

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Noun

erythrocyte (plural erythrocytes)

A hemoglobin-containing cell, especially as found in humans but more generally present in the blood of most vertebrates, that is involved with the transport of oxygen; such cells are usually anucleate in humans and many other animals.
- The want of success of these names may be attributed to their awkwardness in sound or sense; "erythrocyte" seems the best of them, but is unfortunately four-syllabled.1901 March 23, Ch. S. Sherrington, “The name of the red corpuscle: a suggestion”, in British Medical Journal, page 742
- Granular, basic, or punctate degeneration of the erythrocyte is a condition in which this cell presents fine or coarse granules that have an affinity for basic stains.1901 September, C. Y. White, “Granular degeneration of the erythrocyte”, in The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, volume 122, number 3
Synonyms:

red blood cell, RBC

erythrocyte meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Indonesian

erythrocyte in Hindi

scientific name for red blood cell — see also red blood cell: लाल रक्त कोशिका lāl rakt kośikā

erythrocyte in Tamil

இரத்தச் சிவப்பணு, எரிதுரோசைற்று, சிகப்பணு, சிவப்பணு, செங்குருதியம், செஞ்செல்

erythrocyte in Bengali

লোহিত রক্তকণিকা, এরিথ্রোসাইট

erythrocyte in Indonesian

scientific name for red blood cell — see also red blood cell: eritrosit

Examples of erythrocyte in a sentence

Slight anisochromasia is normal due to the biconcave shape of erythrocytes, but if excessive, it may indicate iron deficiency.
Beides erythrocytes, DLF is able to attack platelets, mast cells and leukocytes.
Sometimes the trophozoites are seen as crescent-shaped masses at the periphery of the erythrocyte (accolé forms ).

All 10 example sentences with erythrocyte

Synonyms of erythrocyte

Forms of erythrocyte

plural	erythrocytes

Origin of erythrocyte

From erythro- (“red”) + -cyte (“cell”), referring to the red color of hemoglobin when oxygen is bound to it.

Phrases with erythrocyte

erythrocyte sedimentation rates

Questions about erythrocyte

What does erythrocyte mean?: Erythrocyte means a hemoglobin-containing cell, especially as found in humans but more generally present in the blood of most vertebrates, that is involved with the transport of oxygen; such cells are usually anucleate in humans and many other animals.
What is erythrocyte in Hindi?: Erythrocyte in Hindi is लाल रक्त कोशिका (lāl rakt kośikā). See Erythrocyte meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is erythrocyte?: Erythrocyte is a noun.
How do you pronounce erythrocyte?: Erythrocyte is pronounced /əˈɹɪθɹəˌsaɪt/.
What is the plural of erythrocyte?: The plural of erythrocyte is erythrocytes.

Words near erythrocyte in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: erythrocyte (page history and authors); erythrocyte (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); erythrocyte (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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