erythrocytic cell
nounUK /ɪˌrɪθrəˈsɪtɪk sɛl/
US /ɪˌrɪθrəˈsɪtɪk sɛl/
A red blood cell is a tiny red part of your blood that carries oxygen around your body.
The doctor looked at the erythrocytic cells under the microscope to check her blood.
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2. A mature red blood cell that has lost its nucleus and is shaped like a disk.
The erythrocytic cell's biconcave shape helps it carry more oxygen.
3. A cell of the erythroid lineage at any stage of development in the bone marrow.
Early erythrocytic cells divide several times before becoming mature red blood cells.
4. A laboratory term for a red-staining cell in a blood smear.
The technician counted each erythrocytic cell in the stained sample.