sickle cell
noun
an abnormal red blood cell having an elongated, crescentlike shape due to the presence of an abnormal hemoglobin.
sickle cells
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pluralof sickle cell.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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These sickle cells do not live as long as healthy red blood cells and can clump as they travel around blood vessels - reducing oxygen to vital parts of the body.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2025
To dilute the sickle cells clogging her bloodstream, she had to undergo monthly blood transfusions.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 22, 2021
That marrow’s healthy blood cells outlast sickle cells and eventually replace them.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 1, 2014
The disease has taken a toll on parts of his body: When sickle cells clog up, causing a pain crisis, oxygen is cut off from organs and joints.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 3, 2014
In 1951, working with Harvey Itano at Caltech, Linus Pauling demonstrated that the variant of hemoglobin found in sickle cells was different from the hemoglobin in normal cells.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
