blood cell

noun

: a cell normally present in blood

Examples of blood cell in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The pain led to the discovery of the clots, which occur when a mass of blood cells or other substances form in the blood vessels. Jessica Wang, EW.com, 5 July 2023 The 8 Best Vitamin D Supplements for Kids Iron This mineral carries oxygen in the red blood cells to help the body produce energy. Rachel Meltzer Warren, M.s., Parents, 13 Dec. 2023 The antibodies direct the viral particle to structures found on specific types of blood cells, thus improving the vehicle's precision. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024 The heroic task of constantly replenishing these ranks, and making sure the balance of different types of blood cells is right, falls to a primitive reserve of stem cells that reside deep in the bone marrow. Megan Molteni, STAT, 22 Jan. 2024 Conventional methods dictate that the cells must be activated, fitted with synthetic receptors, multiplied and returned to the immunosuppressed patient to wipe out their cancerous blood cells. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024 Lupus is an autoimmune disease that can cause inflammation in many different body systems — including joints, skin, kidneys, blood cells, brain, heart and lungs, according to the Mayo Clinic. Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2024 Because hemoglobin in the red blood cells absorbs visible light, Richards-Kortum’s team developed a fiber-optic probe that can produce images of the underlying network of new vessels. IEEE Spectrum, 8 Jan. 2024 That shape can cause blood cells to clump together, blocking blood flow and depriving tissues of oxygen, said Dr. Cecelia Calhoun, a hematologist-oncologist and the medical director of the Adult Sickle Cell Program at Smilow Cancer Hospital at the Yale New Haven Health System in Connecticut. Claretta Bellamy, NBC News, 7 Dec. 2023

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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 29 Mar. 2024.

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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