sickle cell

noun

: an abnormal red blood cell of crescent shape

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Some of the emerging tech is already making a difference in patient care and is changing how doctors treat cancer, strokes and genetic conditions like sickle cell disease. Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 19 June 2025 Genetic disease impacts millions of children in the U.S., with Down syndrome, Thalassemia, cystic fibrosis, Tay-Sachs disease and sickle cell disease among the most common. Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025 At least 90% of people in the United States with sickle cell disease are Black. Zinhle Essamuah, NBC news, 11 June 2025 Even in places with far more medical resources, quick medical care for sickle cell patients is critical. Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 28 May 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 4 Jul. 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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