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Definition of: erythrocyte
(i·rith′rō·sīt) noun Anat.
A red blood cell, formed in the red bone marrow and, in all mammals, lacking a nucleus: it contains hemoglobin and transports oxygen to all tissues of the body.
—e·ryth′ro·cyt′ic (-sit′ik) adjective
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