0%

sickle cell

sick·le cell
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sik-uh l sel]
    • /ˈsɪk əl sɛl/
    • /ˈsɪk.l̩ sel/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sik-uh l sel]
    • /ˈsɪk əl sɛl/

Definitions of sickle cell words

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

Information block about the term

Origin of sickle cell

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30; so called from the fact that the cells are often sickle-shaped

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Sickle cell

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sickle cell popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

sickle cell usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?