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red blood cell

/ɹɛd blʌd sɛl/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.58 in modern English

Syllables
red blood- -cell
IPA
/ɹɛd blʌd sɛl/
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of cell in the blood of vertebrates that contains hemoglobin and transports oxygen from the lungs to the tissues; an erythrocyte.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɹɛd blʌd sɛl/

Inflected Forms

red blood cells (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

platelet white blood cell

Synonyms

RBC red cell erythrocyte haematid red corpuscle

Questions

How do you pronounce red blood cell?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɛd blʌd sɛl/.
What does red blood cell mean?
A type of cell in the blood of vertebrates that contains hemoglobin and transports oxygen from the lungs to the tissues; an erythrocyte.

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