Erythrocyte

Word ERYTHROCYTE
Character 11
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /əˈɹɪθɹəˌsaɪt/

Definitions and meanings of "Erythrocyte"

What do we mean by erythrocyte?

A red blood-corpuscle as distinguished from a white or colorless blood-corpuscle (leucocyte). noun

An anucleate cell in the blood involved with the transport of oxygen. Also called a red blood cell because of the red coloring of hemoglobin. noun

A mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues; a biconcave disc that has no nucleus noun

An anucleate hemoglobin-containing cell, especially as found in humans but more generally present in the blood of most vertebrates, that is involved with the transport of oxygen; a red blood cell.

A red blood cell which is made up of four polypeptide subunits and could carry four oxygen molecules. Urban Dictionary

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The word "erythrocyte" in example sentences

Rather, sed rate, also called the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), is used along with other tests to help physicians determine what might be causing inflammation in the body. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of an oral supplementation with a Curcuma longa ethanol and aqueous extract (turmeric extract) on the susceptibility to oxidation of cellular and subcellular membranes affected in the atherosclerotic process, such as erythrocyte membranes and liver microsomes, in rabbits fed with a high-fat diet. ❋ Amp;34;Nutrition (2010)

• Sedimentation Rate (sed. rate or ESR): The erythrocyte sedimentation rate is an indication of the degree of inflammation in the body. ❋ Dr. Andrew Lange (2010)

All erythrocyte TPMT levels were determined at the MAYO Medical Laboratories. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Labs: K 3.5 HCO3 29 BUN 15 Cr 0.9 hematocrit 39 WBC 10,100 U/A 1+ protein and benign sediment erythrocyte sed rate 56 mm/hr. ❋ MD Julian Seifter (2010)

• Sedimentation Rate sed. rate or ESR: The erythrocyte sedimentation rate is an indication of the degree of inflammation in the body. ❋ Dr. Andrew Lange (2010)

Deletion in erythrocyte band 3 gene in malaria-resistant Southeast Asian ovalocytosis. ❋ Carl Zimmer (2009)

As is apparent from the brief review given above, the relationship between genome size and erythrocyte size is detectable in each of the vertebrate classes, even in the uniquely enucleate case of mammals. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Blood viscosity, total hemoglobin content, and other such parameters are of obvious significance to organismal physiology, but no other parameter has received more attention in regards to genome size/cell size interactions than erythrocyte surface area to volume (SA: V) ratios. ❋ Unknown (2007)

-- Betty Pops, Indianapolis, Ind. Dogs actually have a dozen identifiable blood types determined by dog erythrocyte antigens (DEA). ❋ Unknown (2008)

Exposure to lead also can be evaluated by measuring erythrocyte protoporphyrin (EP) in blood samples. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Effect of an abuse dose of aspartame upon plasma and erythrocyte levels of amino acids in phenylketonuric heterozygous and normal adults. ❋ Unknown (2008)

There are about [twenty-five] [trillion] erythrocytes in an [average] human. ❋ JoshMiller (2004)

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