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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of the cells contained in blood; an erythrocyte or leukocyte; a blood corpuscle.
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- noun hematology, cytology Any of the cells found in
blood that iserythrocytes andleukocytes , and sometimes includingplatelets .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets
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