The blood cells containing hemoglobin, an iron-containing protein that transports oxygen, are called __________.

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The blood cells containing hemoglobin, that transports oxygen (O2) to the body tissues of vertebrates, are called red blood cells. Red blood cells (RBCs), are also referred to as red cells, red blood corpuscles, haematids, erythroid cells or erythrocytes, (from Greek erythros for "red" and kytos for "hollow vessel"..RBCs take up oxygen in the lungs and release it into tissues while squeezing through the body's capillaries.

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