red blood cell (n)
RBC (n)
erythrocyte (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 08
def a mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues
def a biconcave disc that has no nucleus
Outgoing links
Hypernym blood cell, blood corpuscle, corpuscle
Hyponym megalocyte, macrocyte; megaloblast; acanthocyte; microcyte; reticulocyte; sickle cell; siderocyte; spherocyte; target cell
Substance meronym hemoglobin, haemoglobin, Hb
Incoming links
Pertainym (pertains to noun) erythroid → erythrocyte
Hyponym blood cell, blood corpuscle, corpuscle
Hypernym megalocyte, macrocyte; megaloblast; acanthocyte; microcyte; reticulocyte; sickle cell; siderocyte; spherocyte; target cell
Substance holonym hemoglobin, haemoglobin, Hb

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