erythrocyte definition by Wordo

Noun

A

hemoglobin-containing

cell

,

especially

as

found

in

humans

but

more

generally

present

in

the

blood

of

most

vertebrates

,

that

is

involved

with

the

transport

of

oxygen

;

such

cells

are

usually

anucleate

in

humans

and

many

other

animals

.