What it means
The root in words for red things. erythemaair-ih-THEE-muhRedness of the skin caused by more blood flowing in the small vessels near the surface.erythr/o red-ema conditionFull entry is redness of the skin, an erythrocyte is a red blood cellred blud selA blood cell that carries oxygen from the lungs to the body's tissues; also called an erythrocyte.Full entry , and erythropoietin is the kidney hormone that tells the bone marrow to make red blood cells.
At a glance
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Related terms
red blood cell
A blood cell that carries oxygen from the lungs to the body's tissues; also called an erythrocyte.
erythema
Redness of the skin caused by more blood flowing in the small vessels near the surface.
xanth/o
A word root that means yellow.
cyan/o
A word root that means blue.