| erythrochroic | <zoology> Having, or subject to, erythrochroism. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| erythrochroism | <ornithology> An unusual redness, especially. In the plumage of birds, or hair of mammals, independently of age, sex, or season. Origin: Gr. Red + colour. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| erythrochromia | A red colouration or staining. Origin: erythro-+ G. Chroma, colour (05 Mar 2000) |
| erythroclasis | Fragmentation of the red blood cells. Origin: erythro-+ G. Klasis, a breaking (05 Mar 2000) |
| erythroclastic | Pertaining to erythroclasis; destructive to red blood cells. (05 Mar 2000) |
| erythrocruorins | High molecular weight (1,500,000 to 3,000,000) haemoglobins found in the plasma of many polychete and oligochete annelid worms and various mollusks. They bind one mole of oxygen per haem and function as oxygen carriers. (12 Dec 1998) |
| erythrocuprein | Former terms for copper-containing proteins found in human erythrocytes and other tissues. See: superoxide dismutase, ceruloplasmin. Synonym: cerebrocuprein, erythrocuprein, haemocuprein, hepatocuprein. (05 Mar 2000) |
| erythrocyanosis | A condition seen in girls and young women in which exposure of the limbs to cold causes them to become swollen and dusky red; it results from direct exposure to cold, but not freezing, temperatures. Origin: erythro-+ G. Kyanos, blue, + -osis, condition (05 Mar 2000) |
| erythrocyte | A red blood cell. (18 Nov 1997) |
| erythrocyte adherence phenomenon | A phenomenon manifested by the adherence of antigen-antibody-complement complex to "indicator cells" (microorganisms, platelets, leukocytes, or erythrocytes), the reaction being sensitive and specific for the antigen and antibody in the complex. Synonym: erythrocyte adherence phenomenon, immune adherence phenomenon, red cell adherence phenomenon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| erythrocyte aggregation | Aggregation of erythrocytes probably resulting from changes in the negative surface charge (zeta potential) of the cells caused by the dielectric effect of proteins in the surrounding plasma, especially asymmetric macromolecules like fibrinogen and gamma-globulin. (12 Dec 1998) |
| erythrocyte aggregation, intravascular | The massing or clumping of erythrocytes in intact blood vessels in response to injury or in certain diseases, interfering with adequate blood flow. It is also called sludging of blood and intravascular agglutination. (12 Dec 1998) |
| erythrocyte aging | Senescence of the red blood cell. Lacking the organelles that make protein synthesis possible, the mature erythrocyte is incapable of self-repair, reproduction, and carrying out certain functions performed by other cells. This limits the average life span of an erythrocyte to 120 days. (12 Dec 1998) |
| erythrocyte count | A count of the number of red blood cells per unit volume in a sample of venous blood. (12 Dec 1998) |
| erythrocyte deformability | Ability of erythrocytes to change shape as they pass through narrow spaces, such as the microvasculature. (12 Dec 1998) |