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nouna mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues; a biconcave disc that has no nucleus
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- liver large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity; secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood; synthesizes vitamin A; detoxifies poisonous substances and breaks down worn-out erythrocytes
- plasma the colorless watery fluid of the blood and lymph that contains no cells, but in which the blood cells (erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes) are suspended
- corpuscle either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets
- hemolysis lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin
- plasm the colorless watery fluid of the blood and lymph that contains no cells, but in which the blood cells (erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes) are suspended
- haemolysis lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin
- macrocytic anemia anemia in which the average size of erythrocytes is larger than normal
- erythroid relating to erythrocytes
- blood cell either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets
- hematolysis lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin