Synonyms
1. erythrocyte
noun. a mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues; a biconcave disc that has no nucleus.
Synonyms
- target cell
- blood cell
- sickle cell
- siderocyte
- red blood cell
- hemoglobin
- blood corpuscle
- haemoglobin
- Hb
- macrocyte
- reticulocyte
- megalocyte
- megaloblast
- spherocyte
- RBC
- microcyte
- acanthocyte
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Example sentences of the word erythrocyte
1. Adjective
It may be ordered in conjunction with other autoantibody tests such as ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate) or CRP (C-reactive protein) for more specific diagnostic studies.
2. Noun, singular or mass
In a frog erythrocyte**, you can see a dark spot in the middle of the cell.