hemoglobin S

noun

: an abnormal hemoglobin that occurs in the red blood cells in sickle cell anemia and sickle-cell trait

Examples of hemoglobin S in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

However, if one parent passes down the hemoglobin S gene and the other does not, the child will only carry the sickle cell trait. — Maggie Aime, Msn, Health, 20 Sep. 2024

The result is hemoglobin S—a misshapen version that causes red blood cells to sickle. — Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hemoglobin S

• adulteress
• adventuress
• nevertheless
• abbess
• abscess
• access
• address
• assess
• caress
• confess
• depress
• digress

Medical Definition

hemoglobin S

noun

: an abnormal hemoglobin occurring in the red blood cells in sickle cell anemia and sickle-cell trait and differing from hemoglobin A in having a valine residue substituted for the glutamic-acid residue in position 6 of two of the four polypeptide chains making up the hemoglobin molecule