blood cell

noun

: a cell normally present in blood

Examples of blood cell in a Sentence

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Blood culture tests showed clumps of some kind of bacteria among his blood cells. Ars Technica, 19 Mar. 2025 Benzene can decrease blood cell formation if exposed in small amounts over a long period of time. Sari Hitchins, Parents, 14 Mar. 2025 Anemia is a condition of not having enough red blood cells or hemoglobin (an iron-rich protein within blood cells that binds to oxygen) to carry oxygen throughout the body. Kristen Rogers, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025 The deadly condition causes the blood of pregnant women to attack a baby’s blood cells, which can cause brain damage, heart failure, and death. Escher Walcott, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025 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 24 Mar. 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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