red blood cell

most common type of blood cell
Thing cell_type Q37187
red blood cell
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red blood cell

Summary

red blood cell is a cell type[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of cell_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (835 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • red blood cell is credited with the discovery of Jan Swammerdam[3].
  • red blood cell's instance of is recorded as cell type[4].
  • red blood cell is a type of blood cell[5].
  • red blood cell is part of blood[6].
  • red blood cell's Commons category is recorded as Red blood cells[7].
  • red blood cell's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1658[8].
  • red blood cell's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Red blood cells[9].
  • red blood cell's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • red blood cell's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • red blood cell's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12].
  • red blood cell's described by source is recorded as Small Soviet Encyclopedia[13].
  • red blood cell's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • red blood cell's different from is recorded as red blood cell count[15].
  • red blood cell's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q175821', 'amount': '+7'}[16].
  • red blood cell's produced by is recorded as bone marrow[17].
  • red blood cell's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[18].

Body

Definition and Type

red blood cell's instance of is recorded as cell type[4]. It is a type of blood cell[5].

Use and Application

red blood cell is part of blood[6].

Why It Matters

red blood cell ranks in the top 1% of cell_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (835 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 126 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . Human cell type diversity, evolution, development, and classification with special reference to cells derived from the neural crest. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Q87327005. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Q87327005. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases
    Subclass of
    Described by source Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947) +2
    Produced by bone marrow
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