SICKLE-CELL ANAEMIA

Meaning of SICKLE-CELL ANAEMIA in English

ˌsickle-cell aˈnaemia BrE AmE British English , sickle-cell anemia American English noun [uncountable]

a serious illness that mainly affects black people, in which the blood cells change shape, causing weakness and fever

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

SICKLE-CELL ANAEMIA — (also sickle-cell disease ) ■ noun a severe hereditary form of anaemia in which a mutated form of haemoglobin distorts …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SICKLE-CELL ANAEMIA — (also ˈsickle-cell disease ) noun [ U ] a serious form of anaemia (= a disease of the blood) that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SICKLE-CELL ANAEMIA — Note: in AM, use 'sickle-cell anemia' Sickle-cell anaemia is an inherited illness in which the red blood cells become curved, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SICKLE-CELL ANAEMIA — Note: in AM, use 'sickle-cell anemia' Sickle-cell anaemia is an inherited illness in which the red blood cells become curved, …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SICKLE-CELL ANAEMIA — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ The build-up of recessive genes increases the incidence of genetically determined diseases, such as sickle-cell …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SICKLE — falce
English interlingue dictionary
ANAEMIA — anemie (-ic)
English interlingue dictionary
SICKLE — I. noun see: saw Date: before 12th century an agricultural implement consisting of a curved metal blade with a short …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ANAEMIA — see: anemia
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CELL — I In biology, the basic unit of which all living things are composed; the smallest structural unit of living matter …
Английский словарь Британика
SICKLE — I. ˈsikəl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English sikel, from Old English sicol, sicel; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CELL
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ANAEMIA — variant of anemia
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SICKLE — (n.) A group of stars in the constellation Leo. See Illust. of Leo.
Английский словарь Webster
SICKLE — (n.) A reaping instrument consisting of a steel blade curved into the form of a hook, and having a handle …
Английский словарь Webster
ANAEMIA — (a.) A morbid condition in which the blood is deficient in quality or in quantity.
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SICKLE — ( n. ) A reaping instrument consisting of a steel blade curved into the form of a hook, and having …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SICKLE — ( n. ) A group of stars in the constellation Leo. See Illust. of Leo.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ANAEMIA — ( a. ) A morbid condition in which the blood is deficient in quality or in quantity.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SICKLE — /sik"euhl/ , n. 1. an implement for cutting grain, grass, etc., consisting of a curved, hooklike blade mounted in a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CELL — cell 1 — cell-like , adj. /sel/ , n. 1. a small room, as in a convent or prison. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ANAEMIA — /euh nee"mee euh/ , n. anemia.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SICKLE — n. agricultural tool consisting of a curved blade attached to a short handle (used to cut grass, wheat, etc.)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ANAEMIA — n. lack of red blood cells, loss of blood (Medicine)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SICKLE — I. ˈsi-kəl noun Etymology: Middle English sikel, from Old English sicol, from Latin secula sickle, from secare to cut — …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CELL
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ANAEMIA — chiefly British variant of anemia
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SICKLE — noun a group of stars in the constellation leo. ·see ·illust. of leo. 2. sickle ·noun a reaping instrument consisting …
Webster English vocab
CELL — vt to place or inclose in a cell. 2. cell ·noun any small cavity, or hollow place. 3. cell ·noun …
Webster English vocab
ANAEMIA — adj a morbid condition in which the blood is deficient in quality or in quantity.
Webster English vocab
SICKLE — ■ noun a short-handled farming tool with a semicircular blade, used for cutting corn, lopping, or trimming. Origin OE sicol …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ANAEMIA — [ ə'ni:mɪə ] ( US anemia ) ■ noun a condition in which there is a deficiency of red cells …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SICKLE — [sick.le] n [ME sikel, fr. OE sicol, fr. L secula sickle, fr. secare to cut--more at saw] (bef. 12c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SICKLE — one of the most ancient of harvesting tools, consisting of a metal blade, usually curved, attached to a short wooden …
Britannica English vocabulary
CELL
Britannica English vocabulary
SICKLE — sickl|e BrE AmE ˈsɪk ə l ▷ sickl|ed d ▷ sickl|es z ▷ sickl|ing ‿ɪŋ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ANAEMIA — anaemia BrE AmE ə ˈniːm i‿ə
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SICKLE — / ˈsɪkl; NAmE / noun a tool with a curved blade and a short handle, used for cutting grass, etc. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ANAEMIA — ( BrE ) ( NAmE an·e·mia ) / əˈniːmiə; NAmE / noun [ U ] a medical condition in which …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SICKLE — sick ‧ le /ˈsɪk ə l/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: sicol ] a tool …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CELL — cell S3 W2 /sel/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: celle , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ANAEMIA — a ‧ nae ‧ mi ‧ a BrE AmE ( also anemia American English ) /əˈniːmiə/ noun [uncountable] a medical …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SICKLE
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ANAEMIA — n. (US anemia) a deficiency in the blood, usu. of red cells or their haemoglobin, resulting in pallor and weariness. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SICKLE
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ANAEMIA — n. (US anemia) a deficiency in the blood, usu. of red cells or their haemoglobin, resulting in pallor and weariness. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SICKLE
Oxford English vocab
ANAEMIA — n. (US anemia) a deficiency in the blood, usu. of red cells or their haemoglobin, resulting in pallor and weariness. …
Oxford English vocab
SICKLE — ( sickles) A sickle is a tool that is used for cutting grass and grain crops. It has a short …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ANAEMIA — ( anaemias) Note: in AM, use 'anemia' Anaemia is a medical condition in which there are too few red cells …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SICKLE — (~s) A ~ is a tool that is used for cutting grass and grain crops. It has a short handle …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ANAEMIA — (~s) Note: in AM, use 'anemia' Anaemia is a medical condition in which there are too few red cells in …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SICKLE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES hammer and sickle COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN cell ▪ A clear example of a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CELL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a blood cell ▪ The red blood cells carry oxygen. a jail cell ▪ The …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ANAEMIA — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES pernicious anaemia sickle-cell anaemia COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE pernicious ▪ Similar findings were also …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SICKLE — [noun] [C] - a tool with a short handle and a curved blade, used for cutting grass and grain cropsCompare …
Cambridge English vocab
ANAEMIA — [esp. US] anemia [noun] [U] - a medical condition caused by having too few red blood cells, resulting in paleness …
Cambridge English vocab
CELL — n. programmed cell death red blood cell white blood cell nerve cell photoelectric cell B cell fuel cell renal cell …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CELL — Synonyms and related words : POW camp, Photronic cell, adytum, animal cell, apartment, ashram, bastille, bioplast, black hole, booth, borstal, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SICKLE — n. Reaping-hook.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
ANAEMIA — n. ( Med. ) Deficiency of blood, poverty of blood, bloodlessness.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
ANAEMIA — n. ( BE ) see anemia 1) to develop ~ 2) pernicious; sickle-cell ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
ANAEMIA — anaemia or US noun condition where the level of red blood cells is less than normal or where the haemoglobin …
English Dictionary of Medicine
SICKLE — mace made of steel; striking head is a heavy curved blade and thus the weapon resembles the various ancient sickle …
Medieval English Glossary

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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