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Definitions of red blood cell
Definition that contains red blood cell
  • anemia a deficiency of red blood cells
  • hemoglobin a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues
  • scallop one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.)
  • blackwater any of several human or animal diseases characterized by dark urine resulting from rapid breakdown of red blood cells
  • cbc counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood
  • anaemia a deficiency of red blood cells
  • haemoglobin a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues
  • hb a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues
  • agglutinate clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc.
  • trental a drug (trade name Trental) used to treat claudication; believed to increase the flexibility of red blood cells so they can flow through the blood vessels to the legs and feet
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