A red blood cell is described as a biconcave disc - a disc that has been pushed in on both sides. They are around 7 to 8 micrometers wide. In 1 millilitre of blood there are typically around 5 billion red blood cells reference.
Each red blood cell contains several hundred million molecules of haemoglobin see note.
Image of red blood cells from Wikimedia commons link
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