either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets

a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues

abnormally large red blood cell (associated with pernicious anemia)

abnormally large red blood cell present in pernicious anemia and folic acid deficiency

an abnormal red blood cell that has thorny projections of protoplasm

an abnormally small red blood cell (less than 5 microns in diameter)

an immature red blood cell containing a network of filaments or granules

a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues