Any cell found in blood; commonly refers to blood cells including red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.
From Greek 'haima' (blood) + 'kytos' (cell). A general term developed in early hematology to categorize the various cellular components of blood.
Your body produces about 2 million new hematocytes every single second—you're constantly making fresh blood to replace old cells, which is why bone marrow is sometimes called your 'blood factory!'
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