रक्तपेशी

Marathi

Etymology

From रक्त (rakta, “blood”) +‎ पेशी (peśī, “cell”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾək.t̪ə.pe.ɕi/, [ɾək.t̪ə.pe.ɕiː]

Noun

रक्तपेशी • (raktapeśī) f

1. (anatomy, biology) blood cell

Derived terms

• पांढरी रक्तपेशी (pāṇḍhrī raktapeśī, “white blood cell”)
• लाला रक्तपेशी (lālā raktapeśī, “red blood cell”)

See also

• धमनी (dhamnī, “artery”)
• नस (nas, “vein”)
• रक्ताभिसरण (raktābhisraṇ, “blood circulation”)
• रक्तदाब (raktadāb, “blood pressure”)
• रक्तपुरवठा (raktapuravṭhā, “blood supply”)
• रक्तपेढी (raktapeḍhī, “blood bank”)
• रक्तवाहिनी (raktavāhinī, “blood vessel”)
• शीर (śīr, “vein”)
• हृदय (hŕday, “heart”)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “रक्तपेशी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.