blood cell

noun

: a cell normally present in blood

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In this framework, blood cells offer the perfect platform for the next pharmaceutical revolution. Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2025 The traditional plasmapheresis method uses a rapid spinning process to separate different components in blood cells from the plasma. Suchandrima Bhowmik, Health, 8 Aug. 2024 Robotic systems, for example, help scientists quickly analyze blood, separating plasma, blood cells and other components. Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025 The bar codes in blood cells, for example, indicated that almost all of a fish’s blood arose from just five progenitor cells. Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for blood cell 

Word History

First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of blood cell was in 1834

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“Blood cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blood%20cell. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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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