blood cell

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bluhd sel]
- /blʌd sɛl/
- /blʌd sel/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bluhd sel]
- /blʌd sɛl/

Definitions of blood cell words

noun blood cell any of the cells that circulate in the blood 3
noun blood cell any of the cellular elements of the blood, as white blood cells or red blood cells. 1
noun blood cell corpuscle 1
noun blood cell (hematology, cytology) Any of the cells found in blood that is erythrocytes and leukocytes, and sometimes including platelets. 0

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Origin of blood cell

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

First recorded in 1840-50

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Parts of speech for Blood cell

noun

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adverb

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preposition

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blood cell popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for blood cell

noun blood cell

red blood cell — Physiology. one of the cells of the blood, which in mammals are enucleate disks concave on both sides, contain hemoglobin, and carry oxygen to the cells and tissues and carbon dioxide back to the respiratory organs. Abbreviation: RBC.
white blood cell — any of various nearly colorless cells of the immune system that circulate mainly in the blood and lymph and participate in reactions to invading microorganisms or foreign particles, comprising the B cells, T cells, macrophages, monocytes, and granulocytes.
corpuscle — Corpuscles are red or white blood cells.
hemocyte — a blood cell.
leukocyte — white blood cell.

All 7 Synonyms of blood cell