erythrocyte en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /əˈɹɪθɹəˌsaɪt/
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Etymology
From erythro- (“red”) + -cyte (“cell”), referring to the red color of hemoglobin when oxygen is bound to it.
Meanings
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A 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; such cells are usually anucleate in humans and many other animals.
The want of success of these names may be attributed to their awkwardness in sound or sense; "erythrocyte" seems the best of them, but is unfortunately four-syllabled.
1901 March 23, Ch. S. Sherrington, “The name of the red corpuscle: a suggestion”, in British Medical Journal, page 742:Granular, basic, or punctate degeneration of the erythrocyte is a condition in which this cell presents fine or coarse granules that have an affinity for basic stains.
1901 September 14, C. Y. White, “Granular degeneration of the erythrocyte”, in The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, volume 122, number 3:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| erythrocytes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
leukocyte · WBC · white blood cell
Deriveds
erythrocytosis · microerythrocyte · erythrocytopathy · erythrocyte sedimentation rate · proerythrocyte · erythrocyturia · erythrocytogenesis · erythrocytic · erythrocythemia · antierythrocyte · erythrocytal · autoerythrocyte · erythrocytolysis · intraerythrocyte · erythrocytapheresis · erythrocytometer · erythrocytometry · nonerythrocyte · erythrocytopenia · erythrocytoma
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Translations (29)
it eritrocita (scientific name for red blood cell — see also red blood cell) · kmr erîtrosît (scientific name for red blood cell — see also red blood cell) · ro eritrocit (scientific name for red blood cell — see also red blood cell) · ast hematí (scientific name for red blood cell — see also red blood cell) · uk еритроци́т (scientific name for red blood cell — see also red blood cell) · ru эритроци́т (scientific name for red blood cell — see also red blood cell) · fr érythrocyte (scientific name for red blood cell — see also red blood cell) · tr eritrosit (scientific name for red blood cell — see also red blood cell) · sv erytrocyt (scientific name for red blood cell — see also red blood cell) · eo eritrocito (scientific name for red blood cell — see also red blood cell) · la erythrocytus (scientific name for red blood cell — see also red blood cell) · io eritrocito (scientific name for red blood cell — see also red blood cell) · hi लाल रक्त कोशिका (scientific name for red blood cell — see also red blood cell) · pt eritrócito (scientific name for red blood cell — see also red blood cell) · fi erytrosyytti (scientific name for red blood cell — see also red blood cell) · ga eiritricít (scientific name for red blood cell — see also red blood cell) · hu eritrocita (scientific name for red blood cell — see also red blood cell) · pl erytrocyt (scientific name for red blood cell — see also red blood cell) · bg еритроци́т (scientific name for red blood cell — see also red blood cell) · cs erytrocyt (scientific name for red blood cell — see also red blood cell) · nl erytrocyt (scientific name for red blood cell — see also red blood cell) · id eritrosit (scientific name for red blood cell — see also red blood cell) · it eritrocito (scientific name for red blood cell — see also red blood cell) · da erytrocyt (scientific name for red blood cell — see also red blood cell) · be эрытрацы́т (scientific name for red blood cell — see also red blood cell) · es eritrocito (scientific name for red blood cell — see also red blood cell) · el ερυθροκύτταρο (scientific name for red blood cell — see also red blood cell) · de Erythrozyt (scientific name for red blood cell — see also red blood cell) · ca eritròcit (scientific name for red blood cell — see also red blood cell)