sickle cell

noun

: an abnormal red blood cell of crescent shape

Examples of sickle cell in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Since then, Hall has led a foundation offering support to people battling sickle cell. — Larry Seward, CBS News, 29 June 2026

Group 5 is the catch-all for other underlying disease causes, from sickle cell anemia to thyroid disease to chronic kidney failure. — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 26 June 2026

The hospital is home to one of the nation’s leading thalassemia programs, a lab supporting newborn screening and diagnostic follow-up, and a long-standing sickle cell program that has helped pioneer patient care and research for decades. — Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 2 June 2026

Doctors and nurses became a constant presence in her life, especially as her fourth child, Travis, battled sickle cell disease, strokes and a long, uncertain recovery that once stripped him of the ability to walk or speak. — Nancy Badertscher, AJC.com, 7 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1923, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sickle cell

• bagatelle
• calomel
• caravel
• carousel
• carrousel
• citadel
• clientele
• commonweal
• coronel
• decibel
• demoiselle
• fontanelle

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