English Explanatory Dictionary

sickle cell

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

An abnormal erythrocyte (red blood cell) that has a crescent shape, characteristic of sickle-cell anemia.
Ellipsis of sickle-cell anemia.

Word forms

sickle cell sickle cells

Synonyms

drepanocyte meniscocyte

Related words

sickle cell trait

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