erythroid

erythroid /er·y·throid/ (er´i-throid)

1. of a red color; reddish.

2. pertaining to the cells of the erythrocytic series.

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er·y·throid (r-throid, -rthroid)

adj.

1. Having a red color, especially of erythrocytes; reddish.

2. Of or relating to a red blood cell or one of its developmental precursors.

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erythroid

1. of a red color; reddish.

2. pertaining to the developmental series of cells ending in erythrocytes.

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erythroid aplasia

see pure red cell aplasia.

burst forming unit-erythroid

produced in in vitro cultures of erythroid stem cells. It has low sensitivity to erythropoietin and gives rise to colony forming unit-erythroid which, with erythropoietin, gives rise to erythroid cells.

erythroid hypoplasia

see hypoplastic anemia.

erythroid leukosis

see avian erythroblastosis.