red blood cell
noun
Note: The number of red blood cells ranges from four to six million in each cubic millimeter of normal human blood. The red color of blood is due to the presence of hemoglobin within the red blood cells.
called also erythrocyte
compare white blood cellExamples of red blood cell in a Sentence
Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 5 Aug. 2024
Sickle cell disease refers to a set of related genetic conditions that affect red blood cells.
—Keumars Afifi-Sabet, The Week Uk, theweek, 16 July 2024
The pair teamed up and began to develop their artificial red blood cell.
—Byandrew Zaleski, science.org, 3 July 2024
Someone who suffers from sickle cell anemia would have lower than normal levels of hemoglobin, a protein that carries oxygen in a red blood cell.
—Nichole Manna, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024
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