blood cells
Hemoglobin carriers, some
Blood cells are the microscopic components that circulate in blood.
Red blood cells carry oxygen throughout the body.
White blood cells fight infection and disease.
Platelets enable clotting.
A blood cell count measures these components to assess health: Her blood cells looked normal under the microscope.
- erythrocytesOxygen-carrying blood cells
- ironElement twenty-six
- redPrimary color, warm
- lymphocytesAdaptive immunity cells
- hematopoiesisBlood cell production process
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- Blood Systemhematopoiesis, bone marrow, red marrow, erythrocytes, hemoglobin
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blood cellsdissolved gases
Gases held in liquid
fibrinogen · albumin · dead cells · immunoglobulins · electrolytes
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