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sickle cell

noun

, Pathology.
  1. an abnormal red blood cell having an elongated, crescentlike shape due to the presence of an abnormal hemoglobin.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sickle cell1

First recorded in 1925–30; so called from the fact that the cells are often sickle-shaped

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Example Sentences

The periodic agony that accompanies sickle cell was joined by the torment of persistent eye infections and repeated surgeries.

Inherited blood disorders such as sickle-cell anemia can also lead to anemia.

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