Term Name: erythrocyte
Synonyms: RBC, red blood cell
Definition: A red blood cell. In mammals, mature erythrocytes are biconcave disks containing hemoglobin whose function is to transport oxygen.
Ontology: Cell Ontology [CL:0000232]

Relationships
develops from: reticulocyte
is a type of: blood cell erythroid lineage cell oxygen accumulating cell
has subtype: enucleate erythrocyte nucleate erythrocyte
bearer_of: biconcave
capable_of: blood circulation oxygen transport
lacks_part: ribosome
lacks_plasma_membrane_part: transferrin receptor protein 1