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Human Red Blood Cell
0.01 mm
Scale anchored to a reviewed measurement
Uniformly scaled by disc diameter.

Human Red Blood Cell

A representative normal mature human erythrocyte, shown face-on as a biconcave disc about 7.5 µm in diameter. The comparison uses the face-on disc diameter rather than the smaller edge thickness.

Dimensions

Height
0.01 mm
Length
0.01 mm
Width
0.01 mm

Quick facts

Mean diameter
about 7.5 µm
Shape
biconcave disc
Nucleus
absent when mature
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Human Red Blood Cell · Size infographic

Human Red Blood Cell: Size infographic · Height 0.01 mm · Length 0.01 mm · Width 0.01 mm
Human Red Blood Cell: Size infographic · Height 0.01 mm · Length 0.01 mm · Width 0.01 mm

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Sources and measurement2

Dimensions were cross-checked against independent sources before publication.

Measurement basis

The comparison uses the face-on disc diameter rather than the smaller edge thickness.

References

  1. 01Peripheral Blood Smear — Clinical MethodsNational Library of Medicine
  2. 02Normocytic RBCs with lymphocyte for comparisonAmerican Society of Hematology Image Bank