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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an abnormal red blood cell with the appearance of a dark ring surrounding a dark center; associated with anemia
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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.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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Pertaining to, or having the form of, a ring; forming a ring; ringed; ring-shaped; as, annular fibers.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: abnormal, blood, cell, appearance, dark.T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: abnormal, blood, cell, appearance, dark.T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: abnormal, blood, cell, appearance, dark.Relating to the center; situated in or near the center or middle; containing the center; of or pertaining to the parts near the center…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: abnormal, blood, cell, appearance, dark.A ring or round flange upon, surrounding, or against an object, and used for restraining motion within given limits, or for holding so…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: abnormal, blood, cell, appearance, dark.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: abnormal, blood, cell, appearance, dark.a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell; proteins in the membrane control passage of ions (like s…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: abnormal, blood, cell, appearance, dark.T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: abnormal, blood, cell, appearance, dark.Destitute, or partially destitute, of light; not receiving, reflecting, or radiating light; wholly or partially black, or of some deep…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: abnormal, blood, cell, appearance, dark.The passage of the corpuscular elements of the blood from the blood vessels into the surrounding tissues, without rupture of the walls…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: abnormal, blood, cell, appearance, dark.A circle, whose center moves round in the circumference of a greater circle; or a small circle, whose center, being fixed in the defer…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: abnormal, blood, cell, appearance, dark.A contrivance for permitting a body to incline freely in all directions, or for suspending anything, as a barometer, ship's compass, c…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: abnormal, blood, cell, appearance, dark.
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