| English |
| erythrocyte |
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| Attestation |
3
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| Part of speech |
Noun
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| Grammatical label |
Countable
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| Definition |
A cell that contains hemoglobin and can carry oxygen to the body. Also called a red blood cell (RBC). The reddish color is due to the hemoglobin. Erythrocytes are biconcave in shape, which increases the cell´s surface area and facilitates the diffusion of oxygen and carbon dioxide. This shape is maintained by a cytoskeleton composed of several proteins. Erythrocytes are very flexible and change shape when flowing through capillaries. Immature erythrocytes, called reticulocytes, normally account for 1-2 percent of red cells in the blood.
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| Definition source |
MedicineNet. Medterms Medical Dictionary.
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| Context |
Erythrocyte osmotic fragility (expressed as tonicity yielding 50% lysis, T50%L) increased from 93.4±20.8 mosM (n=7) to 116.6±18 mosM (n=7, p<0.05) with 28 days of Mg therapy.
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| Context source |
De Franceschi, L., et al. (1998). ‘The effect of dietary magnesium supplementation on the cellular abnormalities of erythrocytes in patients with beta thalassemia intermedia’. Haematologica 83(2):118-25. (RISCEN50)
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| Figure source |
http://webf2156.ntx.net/rob/histo_links.html
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| Synonym |
Red blood cell, red cell
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| Subject field |
Haemopoiesis
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| Generic concept |
Committed precursor cell, committed erythroid progenitor cell
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| Partitive concept |
Hemoglobin
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| Related concept |
Erythropoiesis, ineffective erythropoiesis, haemopoiesis
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| it |
Eritrocita
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| Reliability code |
3
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