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sickle-cell disease

sickle-cell disease noun: a disease characterized by sickle-shaped red blood cells.

Noun

sickle-cell disease (uncountable)

  1. A disease characterized by sickle-shaped red blood cells.
    Synonyms:
    drepanocytosis

Synonyms of sickle-cell disease

Questions about sickle-cell disease

What does sickle-cell disease mean?
Sickle-cell disease means a disease characterized by sickle-shaped red blood cells.
What part of speech is sickle-cell disease?
Sickle-cell disease is a noun.

Words near sickle-cell disease in the dictionary

  1. sickle moons
  2. sickle-billed vanga
  3. sickle-billed vangas
  4. sickle-cell anaemia
  5. sickle-cell anemia
  6. sickle-cell disease
  7. sicklebill
  8. sicklebills
  9. sicklebird
  10. sicklebirds
  11. sicklebush

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