blood cell
noun
any of the cellular elements of the blood, as white blood cells or red blood cells.
Also called
blood corpuscle.
Origin of blood cell
First recorded in 1840–50
Words nearby blood cell
blood bank,
blood bath,
blood blister,
blood brother,
blood capillary,
blood cell,
blood clot,
blood count,
blood crystal,
blood cyst,
blood disk
British Dictionary definitions for blood cell
Medical definitions for blood cell
blood cell
n.
Any of the cells contained in blood; an erythrocyte or leukocyte; a blood corpuscle.
Scientific definitions for blood cell
blood cell
A red blood cell or white blood cell that is contained in the blood.