SICKLE CELL


Meaning of SICKLE CELL in English

Pathol.

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

[ 1925-30; so called from the fact that the cells are often sickle-shaped ]

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