Reticulocyte

An immature red blood cell: The most numerous type of blood cell in healthy people. Red blood cells contain hemoglobin, a protein that picks up oxygen in the lungs and brings it to cells in all parts of the body. Also called erythrocyte, RBC. . Reticulocytes are normally found in the bone marrow: The soft, spongy tissue inside most bones. Blood cells are formed in the bone marrow. . They are present in the bloodstream only in very low numbers.

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