sickle
Americannoun
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an implement for cutting grain, grass, etc., consisting of a curved, hooklike blade mounted in a short handle.
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Astronomy. Sickle, a group of stars in the constellation Leo, likened to this implement for its curved, sickle-like shape.
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Etymology
Origin of sickle
First recorded before 1000; Middle English sikel, Old English sicol; cognate with Dutch zikkel, German Sichel, all ultimately derived from Latin secula, equivalent to sec(āre) “to cut” + -ula -ule
Example Sentences
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"The first gene editing drug approved for a blood disease -- sickle cell anemia -- targets a cell-type specific enhancer."
From Science Daily
Cases include electrocution, drowning, overdose, scurvy, sickle cell anemia, a nail in the chest, a fastball in the eye and gallstones, with all the personal drama one expects from a hospital show.
From Los Angeles Times
The biotech said a Phase 3 trial for mitapivat, a drug to treat sickle cell disease, had failed to meet several endpoints.
From Barron's
The technology could be especially promising for couples who have the same genetic condition, such as in Nigeria, where many people have sickle cell disease, he wrote.
They point to the fact that a sickle cell therapy that costs £1.65 million per patient and a haemophilia B one that cost £2.6 million have already been backed by the health assessment body.
From BBC
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