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Noun: red blood cell
  1. A mature blood cell that contains haemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues; a biconcave disc that has no nucleus
    "The patient's red blood cell count was low, indicating anaemia";
    - RBC, erythrocyte

Derived forms: red blood cells

Type of: blood cell, blood corpuscle, corpuscle

Encyclopedia: Red blood cell