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erythrocyte

American  
[ih-rith-ruh-sahyt] / ɪˈrɪθ rəˌsaɪt /

noun

Physiology.

  1. red blood cell.

erythrocyte British  
/ ɪˌrɪθrəʊˈsɪtɪk, ɪˈrɪθrəʊˌsaɪt /

noun

  1. Also called: red blood cell.  a blood cell of vertebrates that transports oxygen and carbon dioxide, combined with the red pigment haemoglobin, to and from the tissues

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erythrocyte Scientific  
/ ĭ-rĭth′rə-sīt′ /

  1. See red blood cell

Other Word Forms

  • erythrocytic adjective

Etymology

Origin of erythrocyte

First recorded in 1890–95; erythro- + -cyte

Example Sentences

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The principal job of an erythrocyte is to carry and deliver oxygen to the tissues.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

When EPO stimulates the production of erythrocytes, iron is released from storage, bound to transferrin, and carried to the red marrow where it attaches to erythrocyte precursors.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

As the erythrocyte clumps are degraded, in a process called hemolysis, their hemoglobin is released into the bloodstream.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

And although there is just one type of erythrocyte, there are many types of leukocytes.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

M. B. Schmidt without making use of the principal distinction made by Ehrlich, also concludes from his researches on sections of the bone-marrow of animals in extra-uterine life, that both kinds of erythrocyte formation occur.

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

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