Erythrocyte (Noun)

Meaning

A mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues; a biconcave disc that has no nucleus.

Classification

Nouns denoting body parts.

Synonyms

• RBC
• Red Blood Cell

Hypernyms

• Blood Cell
• Blood Corpuscle

Hyponyms

• Spherocyte
• Reticulocyte
• Target Cell
• Megalocyte
• Siderocyte
• Megaloblast
• Sickle Cell
• Macrocyte
• Microcyte
• Acanthocyte