Look up: sickle-cell

1. sickle cell
   [n] - an abnormal red blood cell that has a crescent shape and an abnormal form of hemoglobin
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2. sickle cell
   <haematology, pathology> An erythrocyte that changes from the normal discoid shape to a sickled shape when the oxygen tension is low. ... The pesence of these cells indicates that the patient is homozygotes for the allele that codes for haemoglobin S and that the patient has sickle cell anaemia. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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3. sickle cell
   noun an abnormal red blood cell that has a crescent shape and an abnormal form of hemoglobin
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4. sickle cell
   an erythrocyte that is shaped like a crescent or sickle because of the presence of varying proportions of hemoglobin S.
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5. sickle cell
   Type: Term Definitions: 1. an abnormal, crescentic erythrocyte that is characteristic of sickle cell anemia, resulting from an inherited abnormality of hemoglobin (hemoglobin S) causing decreased solubility at low oxygen tension. Synonyms: crescent cell, drepanocyte, meniscocyte
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6. Sickle Cell
   An abnormal crescent-shaped red blood cell that is seen in individuals with sickle cell anemia. The characteristic shape is caused by the presence of varying proportions of hemoglobin S. Narrower term(s): Dactylitis
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7. sickle-cell
   the characteristic crescentic or sickle-shaped red cell found in the hereditary form of anaemia which affects negroes and which is known as sickle-cell,drepanocytic,meniscocytic or african anaemia Category: Medicine
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