sickle cell

noun

: an abnormal red blood cell of crescent shape

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Previously, people with sickle cell anemia have been mostly treated with therapies which can control, but not cure the disease. Victoria Forster, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025 The teen had traveled from Chicago as part of a Make-a-Wish Foundation trip for his cousin, who has sickle cell anemia. Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 22 Feb. 2025 Mobb Deep may not be fully with us anymore, with Prodigy passing away in 2017 due to sickle cell anemia, but their legacy lives on. Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 13 Feb. 2025 The spleen is an important organ for fighting meningitis, and so people with lymphoma or sickle cell disease may need a booster. Melissa Dahl, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2025 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 2 Apr. 2025.

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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