blood cell

noun

: a cell normally present in blood

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Then, blood was collected and the stem cells separated from the blood cells. Kerry Breen, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026 Some, such as NSAIDs, damage the kidney’s glomeruli, which perform the first step of filtration and keep blood cells and large proteins out of urine. Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2026 The treatment is designed to insert two missing DNA letters into the blood cells of people with one form of chronic granulomatous disease (CGD), which leaves patients susceptible to life-threatening infections and debilitating inflammatory disorders. Jason Mast, STAT, 3 Mar. 2026 There is still a lot of work to be done before this method can be widely adopted in hospitals, but in the future, the researchers hope to apply the same approach for measuring different factors that affect blood cells or protein levels in blood. Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 29 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for blood cell

Word History

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 4 Apr. 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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