any of the cellular elements of the blood, as white blood cells or red blood cells
Also called: blood corpuscle
Word origin
[1840–50]This word is first recorded in the period 1840–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: dope, flan, pylon, sensationalism, set piece
Examples of 'blood cell' in a sentence
blood cell
This is when his red blood cells block blood flow to the limbs and organs.
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With greater blood-cell production comes better endurance and decreased muscle fatigue.
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But the white blood cell test is cheaper and more widely available.
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The others were red blood cell, red line and red meat.
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However, on the same scale someone's white blood cell would fill a sports stadium.
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The transfusion went well: my white blood cell count rapidly climbed again.
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He developed acute radiation sickness and his white-blood-cell count began to fall precariously.
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Incremental increases in an athlete's red blood cell count would not register as abnormal.
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Treatment of anaemia, which is red blood cell deficiency.
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The process of haematopoiesis (blood cell formation) mostly takes place where?
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Malaria and white blood cell count tests are the next step.