blood cell

noun

: a cell normally present in blood

Examples of blood cell in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Essential for healthy skin, blood cells, brain and nervous system. Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 25 June 2024 The early 2000s then saw the arrival of two new drugs for lymphoma, both of which were tagged with radioactive particles and aimed at CD20, a marker on malignant blood cells. Elie Dolgin, Ars Technica, 21 June 2024 These tests can check your blood cell count, blood glucose (sugar) levels, electrolytes, and thyroid function. Yuliya Klochan, Health, 19 June 2024 Hematopoietic stem cells, which could develop into various types of blood cells, do grow much faster in space. Bret Baier, Fox News, 15 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for blood cell 

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Word History

First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of blood cell was in 1834

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“Blood cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blood%20cell. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

blood cell

noun
: a cell normally present in blood

Medical Definition

blood cell

noun
: a cell or platelet normally present in blood see red blood cell, white blood cell

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