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erythrocytes

erythrocytes is the plural of erythrocyte.

Meaning of erythrocyte

Noun

erythrocyte (plural erythrocytes)

  1. 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
    Synonyms:
    red blood cell, RBC

Questions about erythrocytes

What is erythrocytes the plural of?
Erythrocytes is the plural of erythrocyte.

Words near erythrocytes in the dictionary

  1. erythrocytapheresis
  2. erythrocyte
  3. erythrocyte sedimentation rate
  4. erythrocyte sedimentation rates
  5. erythrocytemia
  6. erythrocytes
  7. erythrocythaemia
  8. erythrocythaemic
  9. erythrocythemia
  10. erythrocythemias
  11. erythrocytic

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