erythrocyte
Oxygen-carrying cell
Erythrocyte is the medical term for a red blood cell—the disk-shaped cells that carry oxygen through the bloodstream.
The word appears in clinical and scientific contexts: erythrocyte count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate.
In everyday speech, people say red blood cell.
Resembling a flat circle
- membraneThin tissue sheet
- cytoskeletonInternal protein support structure
- phospholipidPhosphate-containing membrane lipid
- glycolipidsSugar-bound membrane fats
cytoplasm · flexibility · deformability · diameter · micrometer · enucleation
Iron-porphyrin complex in blood
- globinHeme-binding protein family
- oxyhemoglobinOxygen-carrying blood compound
- deoxyhemoglobinOxygen-free blood protein
- thalassemiaHereditary hemoglobin production defect
hematocrit · bilirubin · hemolysis · iron · glycosylated · saturation
Red cell deficiency
- polycythemiaElevated red cell count
- hemolyticDestroying red blood cells
- thalassemiaHereditary hemoglobin production defect
- perniciousGradually and subtly harmful
aplastic · malaria · jaundice · hemochromatosis · macrocytic
Electrified matter state
- leukocyteInfection-fighting blood cell
- plateletBlood's clotting fragment
- thrombocyteBlood cell for clotting
- hematologyScience of blood disorders
transfusion · antigen · antibody · serum · crossmatch · donation · phlebotomy · hematocrit
Blood cell production process
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- cytokineImmune signaling molecule
- differentiationRecognizing meaningful differences
- proliferationRapid increase in quantity
Gradual functional decline with age
- spleenBlood-filtering abdominal organ
- macrophageEngulfing immune cell
- phagocytosisCellular ingestion of particles
- recyclingReprocessing used materials
Adding breathable gas
- hypoxiaInsufficient tissue oxygenation
- anoxiaAbsence of oxygen supply
- respiratoryRelated to breathing organs
discoid
Resembling a flat circle
- membraneThin tissue sheet
- cytoskeletonInternal protein support structure
- phospholipidPhosphate-containing membrane lipid
glycolipids · cytoplasm · flexibility · deformability · diameter · micrometer · enucleation
heme
Iron-porphyrin complex in blood
- globinHeme-binding protein family
- oxyhemoglobinOxygen-carrying blood compound
- deoxyhemoglobinOxygen-free blood protein
thalassemia · hematocrit · bilirubin · hemolysis · iron · glycosylated · saturation
anemia
Red cell deficiency
- polycythemiaElevated red cell count
- hemolyticDestroying red blood cells
- thalassemiaHereditary hemoglobin production defect
pernicious · aplastic · malaria · jaundice · hemochromatosis · macrocytic
plasma
Electrified matter state
- leukocyteInfection-fighting blood cell
- plateletBlood's clotting fragment
- thrombocyteBlood cell for clotting
hematology · transfusion · antigen · antibody · serum · crossmatch · donation · phlebotomy · hematocrit · CBC
hematopoiesis
Blood cell production process
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- cytokineImmune signaling molecule
- differentiationRecognizing meaningful differences
senescence
Gradual functional decline with age
- spleenBlood-filtering abdominal organ
- macrophageEngulfing immune cell
- phagocytosisCellular ingestion of particles
recycling · bilirubin · clearance · destruction · turnover
oxygenation
Adding breathable gas
- hypoxiaInsufficient tissue oxygenation
- anoxiaAbsence of oxygen supply
- respiratoryRelated to breathing organs
- bloodblood, plasma, platelet, platelets, red blood cell
- cellscells, blood cell, cell theory, nerve cell, red blood cell
- blood cellsred blood cell, red blood cells, white blood cell, white blood cells, red cells
- Erythropoiesisred blood cell, EPO, hemoglobin synthesis, enucleation, globin
- Red Blood CellsRBC, RBCs, red blood cells, red cells, erythrocytes
- cell partsnucleus, cytoplasm, mitochondria, ribosomes, cell membrane
erythrocyteleukocyte
Infection-fighting blood cell
white blood cell · lymphocyte · neutrophil · monocyte · thrombocyte