blood cell

noun

: a cell normally present in blood

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The marrow also responds to signals such as infection, inflammation and blood loss by adjusting blood cell production, making the skeleton closely connected to both the circulatory and immune systems. Priya Bhardwaj, The Conversation, 22 June 2026 Leukemia begins in the bone marrow, the tissue inside your bones where blood cells are made. Kaley Fedko, CBS News, 11 June 2026 The hallmarks of aging carried across individual cell types, too, such as liver or blood cells. Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 27 May 2026 Scientists have reconstructed a massive, 700-million-year-old family tree for blood cells by tracking genetic blueprints across species. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 25 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for blood cell

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First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of blood cell was in 1834

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“Blood cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blood%20cell. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.

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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