Red blood cell

red blood cell (rd)

n. Abbr. RBC, rbc

A disk-shaped, biconcave cell in the blood that contains hemoglobin, lacks a nucleus, and transports oxygen and carbon dioxide to and from the tissues. Also called erythrocyte, red cell, red corpuscle.

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Red blood cell

Hemoglobin-containing blood cells that transport oxygen from the lungs to tissues. In the tissues, the red blood cells exchange their oxygen for carbon dioxide, which is brought back to the lungs to be exhaled.

Mentioned in: Sickle Cell Disease, Thalassemia

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red blood cell

erythrocyte.

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red blood cell count

see blood count.

nucleated red blood cell

see normoblast, metarubricyte.