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red blood corpuscle — noun see red blood cell * * * red blood cell or red blood corpuscle, = red corpuscle. (Cf. ↑red corpuscle) … Useful english dictionary
Blood corpuscle — Blood Blood (bl[u^]d), n. [OE. blod, blood, AS. bl[=o]d; akin to D. bloed, OHG. bluot, G. blut, Goth. bl[=o][thorn], Icel. bl[=o][eth], Sw. & Dan. blod; prob. fr. the same root as E. blow to bloom. See {Blow} to bloom.] 1. The fluid which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blood corpuscle — noun either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets • Syn: ↑blood cell, ↑corpuscle • Derivationally related forms: ↑corpuscular (for: ↑corpuscle) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
red blood corpuscle — noun see red blood cell … New Collegiate Dictionary
Red — /red/, n. a male or female given name. * * * (as used in expressions) red blood corpuscle red blood cell Red Army Faction Barber Red Erik the Red Grange Red Great Red Spot Red Khmer Red Army Red Brigades Red Cloud … Universalium
Red blood cell — One of the blood cells that carry oxygen. Red cells contain hemoglobin and it is the hemoglobin which permits them to transport oxygen (and carbon dioxide). Hemoglobin, aside from being a transport molecule, is a pigment. It gives the cell its… … Medical dictionary
blood — bloodlike, adj. /blud/, n. 1. the fluid that circulates in the principal vascular system of human beings and other vertebrates, in humans consisting of plasma in which the red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are suspended. 2. the… … Universalium
red blood cell — noun Date: 1910 any of the hemoglobin containing cells that carry oxygen to the tissues and are responsible for the red color of vertebrate blood called also erythrocyte, red blood corpuscle, red cell, red corpuscle … New Collegiate Dictionary
red — red1 redly, adv. /red/, n. adj., redder, reddest. n. 1. any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nm. 2. something… … Universalium
Blood — (bl[u^]d), n. [OE. blod, blood, AS. bl[=o]d; akin to D. bloed, OHG. bluot, G. blut, Goth. bl[=o][thorn], Icel. bl[=o][eth], Sw. & Dan. blod; prob. fr. the same root as E. blow to bloom. See {Blow} to bloom.] 1. The fluid which circulates in the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
