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red corpuscle



NOUN
red blood cell
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It is only because there are 280 million hemoglobin molecules in each red corpuscle that the blood has sufficient oxygen-carrying capacity for human respiration.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the slender person of James Franciscus, schoolteacher star of TV's Mr. Novak, Youngblood's red corpuscle count seems low.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was about one-third the diameter of a red corpuscle of blood and its weight had been estimated as about .00685 milligrams, truly a fairy thread.

From Guy Garrick by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)

The red corpuscle contains a very minute, roundish body which is stained blue to bring it into view.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

The morning swims in the lagoon had thickened the red corpuscle.

From The Ragged Edge by MacGrath, Harold




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