a mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues; a biconcave disc that has no nucleus
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a mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues; a biconcave disc that has no nucleus
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blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Biology, Haematology, Cell biology.blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Biology, Haematology, Cell biology.a mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues; a biconcave disc that has no nucleus
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Biology, Haematology, Cell biology.blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Biology, Haematology, Cell biology.blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Biology, Haematology, Cell biology.blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Biology, Haematology, Cell biology.blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Biology, Haematology, Cell biology.blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Biology, Haematology, Cell biology.a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metaz…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Biology, Cell biology.a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metaz…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Biology, Cell biology.a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell; proteins in the membrane control passage of ions (like s…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Biology, Cell biology.a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxyge…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Biology, Haematology.a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxyge…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Biology, Haematology.a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxyge…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Biology, Haematology.(biology, chemistry) diffusion of molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a place of higher concentration to a place of lower…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Biology, Cell biology.a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metaz…
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effects (as nosebleed or nausea) of oxygen deficiency in the blood and tissues at high altitudes
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mature, blood, cell, contains, hemoglobin.severe hypoxia; absence of oxygen in inspired gases or in arterial blood or in the tissues
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mature, blood, cell, contains, hemoglobin.a computer file that contains digitized audio either in the Compact Disc (CDDA) format or in an MP3, AAC or other compressed format.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mature, blood, cell, contains, hemoglobin.the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets; "blood ca…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mature, blood, cell, contains, hemoglobin.In respect to, or so as to affect, the entire body or mass; entirely; all at once; completely; as, to carry away bodily. "Leapt bodily…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mature, blood, cell, contains, hemoglobin.To transfer from one place (as a country, book, or column) to another; as, to carry the war from Greece into Asia; to carry an account…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mature, blood, cell, contains, hemoglobin.A peculiar rounded body lying near the nucleus of a cell. It is regarded as the dynamic element by means of which the machinery of cel…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mature, blood, cell, contains, hemoglobin.A nucleated cell having an envelope or cell wall, as a red blood corpuscle or an epithelial cell; a cell concerned in growth.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mature, blood, cell, contains, hemoglobin.The nucleus of a cell; the germinal or active spot of a cellule, through or in which cell development takes place.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mature, blood, cell, contains, hemoglobin.the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mature, blood, cell, contains, hemoglobin.the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mature, blood, cell, contains, hemoglobin.The passage of the corpuscular elements of the blood from the blood vessels into the surrounding tissues, without rupture of the walls…
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