erythrocyte — A mature red blood cell. SYN: red blood cell, red corpuscle. [erythro + G. kytos, cell] * * * eryth·ro·cyte i rith rə .sīt n RED BLOOD CELL eryth·ro·cyt·ic .rith rə sit ik … Medical dictionary
series — 1. A succession of similar objects following one another in space or time. 2. In chemistry, a group of substances, either elements or compounds, having similar properties or differing from each other in composition by a constant ratio. [L. fr.… … Medical dictionary
colony-forming unit–erythroid — (CFU E) an erythrocyte precursor in the erythrocyte series that follows the burst forming unit–erythroid and precedes the proerythroblast; detectable mainly in vitro … Medical dictionary
Plasmodium mackerrasae — is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium . Like all Plasmodium species P. mackerrasae has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles. Taxobox color = khaki name = Plasmodium mackerrasae image caption =… … Wikipedia
cell — cell1 cell like, adj. /sel/, n. 1. a small room, as in a convent or prison. 2. any of various small compartments or bounded areas forming part of a whole. 3. a small group acting as a unit within a larger organization: a local cell of the… … Universalium
Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… … Universalium
test — 1. To prove; to try a substance; to determine the chemical nature of a substance by means of reagents. 2. A method of examination, as to determine the presence or absence of a definite disease or of some substance in any of the fluids, tissues,… … Medical dictionary
Cell — The basic structural and functional unit in people and all living things. Each cell is a small container of chemicals and water wrapped in a membrane. Each cell in the human body there are 100 trillion cells in each of us contains the entire… … Medical dictionary
erythroblast — Originally, a term denoting all forms of human red blood cells containing a nucleus, both pathologic ( i.e., megaloblastic) and normal ( e.g., normoblastic). The pathologic or megaloblastic series is observed in pernicious anemia in relapse. The… … Medical dictionary
Hematopoietic stem cell — HSC=Hematopoietic stem cell, Progenitor=Progenitor cell, L blast=Lymphoblast, Lymphocyte, Mo blast=Monoblast, Monocyte, Myeloblast … Wikipedia
Stages in the erythropoietic series: P, proerythroblast; B, basophilic erythroblast; L, polychromatophilic erythroblast; O, orthochromatic erythroblast; E, erythrocyte.
