sickle cell

noun

: an abnormal red blood cell of crescent shape

Examples of sickle cell in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Mapillar Dahn-Flemister describes raising children with sickle cell disease like walking on eggshells. —La'tasha Givens, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026

Technological advancements in the medical field do offer big promise for wider groups of people, like mRNA vaccines that could address conditions such as diabetes or gene therapy for sickle cell disease, Swisher said. —Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026

Travail With Us will host two sickle cell awareness events. —Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026

House Bill 178 would allow the Maryland Department of Health to establish grants to build a specialized sickle cell clinic — on the Eastern Shore — using the same hub-and-spoke model to connect patients with expert care through in-person visits and telehealth. —Teanika D. Hoffman, Baltimore Sun, 21 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1923, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sickle cell

• bagatelle
• caravel
• carousel
• carrousel
• citadel
• clientele
• commonweal
• decibel
• demoiselle
• fontanelle
• infidel
• isabel

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