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ERYTHROID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does erythroid mean? 

ERYTHROID (adjective)
  The adjective ERYTHROID has 1 sense:

1. relating to erythrocytesplay

  Familiarity information: ERYTHROID used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ERYTHROID (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to erythrocytes

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

erythrocyte (a mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues; a biconcave disc that has no nucleus)


 Context examples 


Committed, erythroid stem cells derived from myeloid stem cells.

(Erythroid Stem Cell, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Erythroid transcription factor (413 aa, ~43 kDa) is encoded by the human GATA1 gene.

(Erythroid Transcription Factor, NCI Thesaurus)

A morphologic finding indicating the presence of a decreased number of erythroid cells in the bone marrow.

(Erythroid Series Cells Decreased, NCI Thesaurus)

Erythroid dysplasia may be caused by vitamin deficiency or chemotherapy, or it may be a sign of refractory anemia, which is a myelodysplastic syndrome.

(Erythroid dysplasia, NCI Dictionary)

A condition in which immature red blood cells (erythroid cells) in the bone marrow are abnormal in size, shape, organization, and/or number.

(Erythrodysplasia, NCI Dictionary)

A disease characterized by normocytic, normochromic anemia, low hematocrit, reticulocytopenia and selective erythroid hypoplasia.

(Acquired pure red cell aplasia, NCI Thesaurus)

FOP may play a role in erythroid cell proliferation and differentiation.

(FGFR1 Oncogene Partner, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes erythroid transcription factor protein, is involved in the regulation of both transcription by RNA polymerase II and erythroid development.

(GATA1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 protein, is involved in the mediation of transcription by RNA polymerase II.

(NFE2L2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Synthetic peptide-based erythropoiesis stimulating agent binds to and activates the erythropoietin (EPO) receptor on erythroid progenitor cells, thereby inducing their proliferation and differentiation into mature erythrocytes.

(Peginesatide, NCI Thesaurus)



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