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sickle cell

noun

: an abnormal red blood cell of crescent shape

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Hatter's partner, Devon Lee, the father of her two children, said Hatter suffers from sickle cell disease. Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025 The sickle cell community reacted with enthusiastic support, cheering Cohen on in person and virtually. Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025 Diversity in the blood donation supply is particularly important for patients with sickle cell disease, who need frequent blood transfusions to prevent complications from their disease, according to the American Red Cross. Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2025 After excluding visits for VOC complicated by other diagnoses that necessitated an ESI 2 and visits for other acute sickle cell disease complications, the study included 66 ED visits by 41 patients. Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sickle cell

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1923, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sickle cell was circa 1923

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“Sickle cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sickle%20cell. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.

Kids Definition

sickle cell

noun
: an abnormal red blood cell that is crescent-shaped

Medical Definition

sickle cell

noun
1
: an abnormal rigid, sticky red blood cell of crescent shape
2
: a condition characterized by sickle cells : sickle cell anemia, sickle-cell trait
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