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单词 sickle cell
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sickle cell


noun Pathology.

an abnormal red blood cell having an elongated, crescentlike shape due to the presence of an abnormal hemoglobin.

Origin of sickle cell

First recorded in 1925–30; so called from the fact that the cells are often sickle-shaped

Words nearby sickle cell

sickish, sick joke, sickle, sick leave, sicklebill, sickle cell, sickle-cell anaemia, sickle cell anemia, sickle cell C disease, sickle cell disease, sickle cell hemoglobin
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Example sentences from the Web for sickle cell

  • Inherited blood disorders such as sickle-cell anemia can also lead to anemia.

    When You Don't Know Where to Turn|Steven J. Bartlett

Medical definitions for sickle cell

sickle cell

n.

An abnormal, crescent-shaped red blood cell that results from a single change in the amino acid sequence of the cell's hemoglobin, which causes the cell to contort, especially under low-oxygen conditions.drepanocyte meniscocyte
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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