HyperDic: sickle_cell

English > 1 sense of the expression sickle cell:
NOUNbodysickle cellan abnormal red blood cell that has a crescent shape and an abnormal form of hemoglobin
English > sickle cell: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningAn abnormal red blood cell that has a crescent shape and an abnormal form of hemoglobin.
Broaderred blood cell, RBC, erythrocyteA mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues
Spanishdrepanocito

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