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Why the RBC called as erythrocytes

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Answered by Mansisainidr
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Explanation; erythro-. a combining form meaning “red,”  and cytes means cells

Answered by arunvignesh0706
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Red blood cells, also known as RBCs, red cells, red blood corpuscles, haematids, erythroid cells or erythrocytes, are the most common type of blood cell and the vertebrate's principal means of delivering oxygen to the body tissues—via blood flow through the circulatory system. RBCs take up oxygen in the lungs, or gills of fish, and release it into tissues while squeezing through the body's capillaries.

they are called as erythrocytes because erythro-red cytes-cells

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