sickle cell

noun

: an abnormal red blood cell of crescent shape

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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 Vertex’s competing gene therapy for sickle cell disease, Casgevy, has seen a similarly slow launch. Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2025 Her groundbreaking research proved that penicillin could prevent deadly infections in children with sickle cell disease—an insight that led to a seismic shift in medical protocol. Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 19 Feb. 2025 In Episode 5, the strongest of the five that critics screened for review, Dr. Watson cares for a twenty-something woman amid her increasingly challenging sickle cell crisis. Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 26 Jan. 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 13 Mar. 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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