sickle cell

noun

: an abnormal red blood cell of crescent shape

Examples of sickle cell in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And the third is translational applications in trying to bring these therapies to patients for conditions like sickle cell disease and bone marrow failure disorders. Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 20 June 2024 Over 100,000 people in the United States and 20 million globally have sickle cell disease. Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 18 June 2024 Their younger brother Bryson has recently passed from sickle cell anemia—the same disease that took their mother ten years prior—and Akúa carries his remains in a small wooden box with the hopes of reassembling her family. Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 17 June 2024 Miller’s father, Willie Miller, said none of his children had sickle cell anemia. Nichole Manna, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for sickle cell 

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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 Jul. 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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