sickle cell ExamplesWord Origin noun Pathology.
- an abnormal red blood cell having an elongated, crescentlike shape due to the presence of an abnormal hemoglobin.
Origin of sickle cell First recorded in 1925–30; so called from the fact that the cells are often sickle-shaped Examples from the Web for sickle cell Historical Examples of sickle cell
Inherited blood disorders such as sickle-cell anemia can also lead to anemia.
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sickle cell in Medicine sickle cell n.
- An abnormal, crescent-shaped red blood cell that results from a single change in the amino acid sequence of the cell’s hemoglobin, which causes the cell to contort, especially under low-oxygen conditions.drepanocyte meniscocyte