SICKLE-CELL ANAEMIA

Meaning of SICKLE-CELL ANAEMIA in English

(also ˈsickle-cell disease ) noun

[ U ] a serious form of anaemia (= a disease of the blood) that is found mostly in people of African family origins, and which is passed down from parents to children

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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 — ˌsickle-cell aˈnaemia BrE AmE British English , sickle-cell anemia American English noun [uncountable] a serious illness that mainly affects black …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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 …
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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 …
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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

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