#red_blood_cell__redbloodcell__RBC__erythrocyte a mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues; a biconcave disc that has no nucleus
supertype: #blood_cell__bloodcell__blood_corpuscle__bloodcorpuscle__corpuscle either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets
substance: #hemoglobin
subtype: #megalocyte__macrocyte abnormally large red blood cell (associated with pernicious anemia)
subtype: #megaloblast abnormally large red blood cell present in pernicious anemia and folic acid deficiency
subtype: #acanthocyte an abnormal red blood cell that has thorny projections of protoplasm
subtype: #microcyte an abnormally small red blood cell (less than 5 microns in diameter)
subtype: #reticulocyte an immature red blood cell containing a network of filaments or granules
subtype: #sickle_cell an abnormal red blood cell that has a crescent shape and an abnormal form of hemoglobin
subtype: #siderocyte an abnormal red blood cell containing granules of iron not bound in hemoglobin
subtype: #spherocyte an abnormal spherical red blood cell
subtype: #target_cell an abnormal red blood cell with a ringed appearance; associated with anemia
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