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According to the Mayo Clinic, this type of cancer affects the blood and bone marrow — the spongy tissue inside bones where blood cells are made.
—Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024
Researchers flush out blood cells with a tablespoon of liquid, then manually or automatically retract the probe, revealing a section of the artery about the length of a lip balm tube.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 May 2024
Derived from a relative of mustard gas, the drug is known to be highly toxic to a variety of blood cells; in fact, doctors had long used it to kill the diseased bone marrow in patients before transplant.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2024
The virus sits in throat and blood cells, maybe flaring up as mononucleosis or a bout of lethargy, or with no symptoms at all.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1834, in the meaning defined above
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“Blood cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blood%20cell. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
blood cell
noun
: a cell normally present in blood
Medical Definition
blood cell
noun
: a cell or platelet normally present in blood see red blood cell, white blood cell
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