Noun
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a mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues; a biconcave disc that has no nucleus
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red blood cell,
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blood cell,
blood corpuscle,
corpuscle either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets
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macrocyte,
megalocyte abnormally large red blood cell (associated with pernicious anemia)
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megaloblast abnormally large red blood cell present in pernicious anemia and folic acid deficiency
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acanthocyte an abnormal red blood cell that has thorny projections of protoplasm
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microcyte an abnormally small red blood cell (less than 5 microns in diameter)
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reticulocyte an immature red blood cell containing a network of filaments or granules
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sickle cell an abnormal red blood cell that has a crescent shape and an abnormal form of hemoglobin
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siderocyte an abnormal red blood cell containing granules of iron not bound in hemoglobin
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spherocyte an abnormal spherical red blood cell
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target cell an abnormal red blood cell with the appearance of a dark ring surrounding a dark center; associated with anemia
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