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Examples of sickle cell in a Sentence
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Bluebird’s off to a slow start More than three months after Bluebird Bio’s gene therapy for sickle cell disease won FDA approval, not one patient has received treatment, the company said yesterday.
—Damian Garde, STAT, 27 Mar. 2024
With clinical trials now underway at Beam for patients with sickle cell disease and a rare liver disease known as alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, Gaudelli hopes to embark on a new journey from the bench to the bedside.
—Katie Jennings, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
This situation is reminiscent of the evolutionary narrative surrounding genetic mutations like sickle cell disease and MS.
—Robert Pearl, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
These are found in red cell genotypes that protect against malaria-like, sickle cell disease, thalassemia, G6PD deficiency, and others, according to a study published in Medical Microbiology and Immunology.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 27 Feb. 2024
For over 40 years, Gomez helped ordinary people understand medical issues like Covid-19, sickle cell disease and Alzheimer’s disease.
—Raul A. Reyes, NBC News, 3 Jan. 2024
At a Pennsylvania hospital, a Black nurse said her emergency room colleagues routinely withheld pain medication from Black patients who sought relief from sickle cell disease.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2024
Boy, an urban love story that follows a widowed single mother coping with sickle cell disease who works as a night-shift nurse to support her son Ciel.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Dec. 2023
Thousands of Black children with sickle cell disease struggle to access benefits
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Aliza Chasan is a digital producer at 60 Minutes and CBSNews.com.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 26 Dec. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1923, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near sickle cell
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“Sickle cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sickle%20cell. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
Kids Definition
sickle cell
noun
: an abnormal red blood cell that is crescent-shaped
Medical Definition
sickle cell
noun1
: an abnormal rigid, sticky red blood cell of crescent shape
2
: a condition characterized by sickle cells : sickle cell anemia, sickle-cell trait
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