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- [sik-uh l sel]
- /ˈsɪk əl sɛl/
- /ˈsɪk.l̩ sel/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [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
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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
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Parts of speech for Sickle cell
noun
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adverb
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preposition
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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.
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