blood cell

noun

: a cell normally present in blood

Examples of blood cell in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Proteins and blood cells Proteins and DNA can gather on plastic surfaces, and lysozyme, a common test protein, also began clumping into aggregates there. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026

Your skin constantly replaces old cells, your blood cells are continually renewed, and your liver can regrow considerably if part of it is removed. — Junsu Kang, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026

The disease had already severely affected his bone marrow, disrupting his body’s ability to produce healthy blood cells. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026

Liver cells showed many more mutations than blood cells, even though chemotherapy is a systemic treatment. — Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 10 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for blood cell

• barbell
• bedwell
• befell
• bluebell
• bombshell
• bridewell
• capelle
• cartel
• carvel
• clamshell
• cogswell
• compel

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