Red blood cells that carry oxygen are called?

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Red blood cells are the blood components specialized for transport of oxygen. They contain hemoglobin, a protein that binds oxygen in the lungs and releases it to tissues throughout the body. The term for these oxygen-carrying cells is erythrocytes. Leucocytes are white blood cells involved in immune defense, thrombocytes are platelets that help with clotting, and plasma is the liquid component that carries the cells and nutrients. So erythrocytes is the correct name.