A synonym for red cells.

The blood cells that carry oxygen from the lungs to the body's tissues and take carbon dioxide from the tissues back to the lungs.

the yellowish disk-shaped blood cell containing hemoglobin. Erythrocytes carry oxygen and are responsible for the color of blood.

red blood cells.

The relatively large red cells in Blood that transport oxygen from the lungs to all of the living tissue in the body. Normally, 40% to 45% of human Blood volume consists of erythrocytes.

Red blood corpuscles that are responsible for the transport of oxygen in the blood.