erythrocytes
Oxygen transport cells
Erythrocytes are red blood cells—the oxygen-carrying cells in vertebrate blood.
The term appears in medical and scientific contexts where precision matters: The patient's erythrocyte count was dangerously low.
In everyday speech, people just say red blood cells.
Red cell volume fraction
- blood smearThin layer for microscopy
- transfusionTransfer of blood intravenously
- blood typeRed cell antigen classification
- Rh factorRed cell surface protein
complete blood count · packed cells · crossmatch · phlebotomy · donation · typing
Element eight, colorless gas
- hemeIron-porphyrin complex in blood
- globinHeme-binding protein family
- ironElement twenty-six
- carbon dioxideRespiration byproduct, photosynthesis fuel
Red cell deficiency
- sickle cellInherited blood cell malformation
- thalassemiaHereditary hemoglobin production defect
- polycythemiaElevated red cell count
- hemolysisRed blood cell destruction
pernicious · iron deficiency · jaundice · bilirubin · G6PD deficiency · malaria · hereditary · aplastic
Flow through vessels
- arteriesTubes carrying oxygenated blood
- veinsBlood-return tubes
- capillariesTiniest blood vessels
- oxygenationAdding breathable gas
cardiovascular · perfusion · systemic · pulmonary · microcirculation · blood flow · vessels · spleen
Resembling a flat circle
- cytoplasmGel surrounding the nucleus
- cell membraneOuter layer of cytoplasm
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
- deformabilityCapacity to change shape
Blood cell production process
- bone marrowBlood cell birthplace
- stem cellUnspecialized, self-renewing biological unit
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- differentiationRecognizing meaningful differences
hematocrit
Red cell volume fraction
- blood smearThin layer for microscopy
- transfusionTransfer of blood intravenously
- blood typeRed cell antigen classification
Rh factor · complete blood count · packed cells · crossmatch · phlebotomy · donation · typing
oxygen
Element eight, colorless gas
anemia
Red cell deficiency
- sickle cellInherited blood cell malformation
- thalassemiaHereditary hemoglobin production defect
- polycythemiaElevated red cell count
hemolysis · pernicious · iron deficiency · jaundice · bilirubin · G6PD deficiency · malaria · hereditary · aplastic
bloodstream
Flow through vessels
- arteriesTubes carrying oxygenated blood
- veinsBlood-return tubes
- capillariesTiniest blood vessels
oxygenation · cardiovascular · perfusion · systemic · pulmonary · microcirculation · blood flow · vessels · spleen · lifespan
discoid
Resembling a flat circle
- cytoplasmGel surrounding the nucleus
- cell membraneOuter layer of cytoplasm
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
hematopoiesis
Blood cell production process
- bone marrowBlood cell birthplace
- stem cellUnspecialized, self-renewing biological unit
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
differentiation · EPO · kidney · hypoxia · iron · folate · vitamin B12
erythrocytesleukocytes
Immune cells in blood
white blood cells · lymphocytes · neutrophils · monocytes · basophils