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erythron
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ery·thron (er′i t̸hrän′, -t̸hrən)
noun
the red blood cell system as an organic unit, comprising the erythrocytes, their sources of production and destruction, etc.
Etymology: ModL < Gr erythron, neut. of erythros, red
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