blood cell

noun

: a cell normally present in blood

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These babies also should be given a medication that spurs the baby to produce blood cells to try to prevent that anemia, and hopefully avoid having to give the baby a transfusion as a newborn. Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025 For instance, in a person with type A blood, the body will attack blood cells with B antigens, but not those with A antigens. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2025 Gene therapy advances: Jackson Health’s new gene therapy techniques are helping patients with sickle cell disease by modifying blood cells to reduce symptoms, offering a promising alternative to traditional treatments like bone marrow transplants. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 23 June 2025 That treatment involves removing cells responsible for generating blood cells from a patient, then genetically editing them using CRISPR to turn on a gene that makes fetal hemoglobin, which is normally turned off in adults. Alice Park, Time, 15 May 2025 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 22 Aug. 2025.

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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