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Examples of sickle cell in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
And the third is translational applications in trying to bring these therapies to patients for conditions like sickle cell disease and bone marrow failure disorders.
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Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 20 June 2024
Over 100,000 people in the United States and 20 million globally have sickle cell disease.
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Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 18 June 2024
Their younger brother Bryson has recently passed from sickle cell anemia—the same disease that took their mother ten years prior—and Akúa carries his remains in a small wooden box with the hopes of reassembling her family.
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Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 17 June 2024
Miller’s father, Willie Miller, said none of his children had sickle cell anemia.
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Nichole Manna, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1923, in the meaning defined above
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“Sickle cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sickle%20cell. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
sickle cell
noun
: an abnormal red blood cell that is crescent-shaped
Medical Definition
sickle cell
noun1
: an abnormal rigid, sticky red blood cell of crescent shape
2
: a condition characterized by sickle cells : sickle cell anemia, sickle-cell trait
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