Erythrocytes / Breath
Erythrocytes / Breath
Erythrocytes or Red Blood Cells (from Greek erythros for “red” and kytos for “hollow”, with cyte translated as “cell” in modern usage).
Are the most common type of blood cells with a unique discoid shape. Deliver oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues via the blood flow. These cells are rich in haemoglobin, an iron containing biomolecule which gives blood its red color.
As a transporters of oxygen, erythrocytes in the laB. world are used as metaphors of Respiration and Breath.
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