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Our body contains about 40 trillion cells and in each one the genes are expressing themselves in a distinct way (a blood cell makes different proteins than a liver cell than a lung cell).
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Fyodor Urnov, TIME, 12 Aug. 2024
The heme complexes capture oxygen, turning bright red and endowing blood cells with their color.
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Byandrew Zaleski, science.org, 3 July 2024
In this treatment, a patient's blood is drawn, spun down to separate out plasma from blood cells, and the platelet-rich plasma is then injected into the face with microneedles.
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Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 25 Apr. 2024
Sickle cell anaemia is a genetic condition in which the shape of blood cells changes into crescents reminiscent of a sickle, a mutation which can cause episodes of severe pain and other symptoms, and shorten life expectancy.
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Keumars Afifi-Sabet, The Week Uk, theweek, 16 July 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1834, in the meaning defined above
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“Blood cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blood%20cell. Accessed 22 Aug. 2024.
Kids Definition
blood cell
noun
: a cell normally present in blood
Medical Definition
blood cell
noun
: a cell or platelet normally present in blood see red blood cell, white blood cell
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