sickle cell

noun

: an abnormal red blood cell of crescent shape

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Kenniff also said evidence will later show Neely's death was also a result of cardiac arrest brought on by the stress of the event and blocked blood flow caused by sickle cell disease that was revealed in Neely's autopsy. Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024 The report included other examples of how race has been improperly seen as a driver of disease, like sickle cell disease among Black individuals. Kaan Ozcan, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024 Nigeria is estimated to have the world’s largest population of people with sickle cell disease, and Nnodu, a clinical hematologist and sickle cell researcher at the University of Abuja, has been treating adults with the illness since 1985. Kavin Senapathy, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024 The launch of a National Health Equity Initiative focused on addressing health challenges such as sickle cell disease, diabetes, prostate cancer, and mental illness that disproportionately affect African-American men. Richard Fowler, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sickle cell 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1923, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sickle cell was circa 1923

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“Sickle cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sickle%20cell. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

sickle cell

noun
: an abnormal red blood cell that is crescent-shaped

Medical Definition

sickle cell

noun
1
: an abnormal rigid, sticky red blood cell of crescent shape
2
: a condition characterized by sickle cells : sickle cell anemia, sickle-cell trait
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