sickle cell trait

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noun Pathology.

the usually asymptomatic hereditary condition that occurs when a person inherits from only one parent the abnormal hemoglobin gene characteristic of sickle cell anemia.

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Also called sicklemia.

Origin of sickle cell trait

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby sickle cell trait

sickle cell hemoglobin, sickle cell retinopathy, sickle cell syndrome, sickle-cell test, sickle cell-thalassemia disease, sickle cell trait, sickle feather, sickle-hocked, sickle medick, sicklemia, sickling

How to use sickle cell trait in a sentence

People who inherit one gene for sickle cell disease and one normal gene have sickle cell trait.
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At that point, the Library of Congress can once again decide to prohibit consumers from unlocking their cell phones.
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At least one of those ubiquitous cell phone cameras began filming.
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In fact, four of 20 cells at Cobalt were found to have bars across the cell to allow this.
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No trait is better marked in the normal child than the impulse to subject others to his own disciplinary system.
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In his condemned cell he composed a beautiful poem of 14 verses (“My last Thought”), which was found by his wife and published.
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Some writers state that each cell contains about one thousand seeds.
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Any epithelial cell may be so granular from degenerative changes that the nucleus is obscured.
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The sediment contains a few hyaline and finely granular casts and an occasional red blood-cell.
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Medical definitions for sickle cell trait

sickle cell trait

A hereditary condition, usually harmless and without symptoms, in which an individual carries only one gene for sickle cell anemia.