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erythroid Definition

ery·throid (er′i t̸hro̵id′)

adjective

  1. reddish in color
  2. pertaining to erythrocytes or the primitive cells from which they develop

Etymology: erythr(o)- + -oid

erythroid Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • cell: The virus is known to replicate in rapidly dividing erythroid progenitor cells.
  • precursor: An interaction between erythroid precursors and laminin may play a role in erythroblast enucleation or in migration of cells from the marrow.
  • hypoplasia: One patient was found to have erythroid hypoplasia at day 201 after BMT, despite therapy with intravenous immunoglobulin and high-dose erythropoietin.

Browse dictionary entries near erythroid

  1. ‹ erythrocyte
  2. ‹ erythroblastosis
  3. ‹ erythroblast
  4. ‹ erythro-
  5. ‹ erythritol
  6. ‹ erythrite
  7. ‹ erythrism
  8. ‹ erythema
  9. ‹ erysipeloid
  10. ‹ erysipelas
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