Definition of RBC

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

Exact synonyms: Erythrocyte, Red Blood Cell
Generic synonyms: Blood Cell, Blood Corpuscle, Corpuscle
Specialized synonyms: Macrocyte, Megalocyte, Megaloblast, Acanthocyte, Microcyte, Reticulocyte, Sickle Cell, Siderocyte, Spherocyte, Target Cell
Terms within: Haemoglobin, Hb, Hemoglobin

Medical Definition of RBC

1. 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 This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of RBC

RAM pack
RAN
RANSAC
RAO
RAP
RAPD
RAP kinase
RAR
RAS
RAST
RAS syndrome
RATO
RAV
RBAC
RBC (current term)
RBE
RBF
RBI
RBIs
RBSP
RBT
RBTs
RBW
RC
RCA
RCAF
RCAP
RCH
RCHs

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