globule rouge

Definitions of globule rouge
  1. noun
    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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    type of:
    globule, globule sanguin
    either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets
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