red blood cell
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red blood cell
- /ɹɛd blʌd sɛl/ US
noun red blood cells
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A type of cell in the blood of vertebrates that contains hemoglobin and transports oxygen from the lungs to the tissues; an erythrocyte.
Similar: RBC, red cell, erythrocyte, haematid, red corpuscle
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noun haemoglobin-carrying blood cell in vertebrates — see also erythrocyte
| Español | hematíe, glóbulo rojo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 적혈구 jeokhyeolgu |
| 日本語 | 赤血球 sekkekkyū |
| 中文 | 紅細胞 /红细胞 hóngxìbāo, 紅血球 /红血球 hóngxuèqiú |
| हिन्दी | रक्ताणु raktāṇu, लाल रक्त कोशिका lāl rakt kośikā |
| Kiswahili | seli nyekundu ya damu |
| Português | glóbulo vermelho, célula vermelha, hemácia |
| Français | globule rouge, érythrocyte, hématie |
| Deutsch | rotes Blutkörperchen, rote Blutzelle |
| Italiano | globulo rosso, emazia |
| Ελληνικά | ερυθρό αιμοσφαίριο erythró aimosfaírio, ερυθροκύτταρο erythrokýttaro |
| Română | hematie, globulă roșie |
| Русский | кра́сная кровяна́я кле́тка krásnaja krovjanája klétka |
| Tiếng Việt | hồng cầu, hồng huyết cầu |
| العربية | كُرَيَّةُ دَمٍ ُحَمْرَاء kurayyatu damin uḥamrāʔ, خَلِيَّةُ دَمٍ حَمْرَاءُ ḵaliyyatu damin ḥamrāʔu |
| עברית | כַּדּוּרִית דָּם אֲדוּמָּה kaduít dam a'dumá, תָּא דָּם אָדוֹם ta dam adom, אריתרוציט |
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