RBC -->
red blood cell
medical dictionary

<haematology> Cell specialised for oxygen transport, having a high concentration of haemoglobin in the cytoplasm (and little else). Biconcave, anucleate discs, 7nm diameter in mammals, nucleus contracted and chromatin condensed in other vertebrates.

Acronym: RBC

(11 Mar 2008)

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