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sickle cell trait

sickle cell trait noun: a genotype, and the carrier state constituted by it, that is the heterozygous counterpart to sickle-cell disease (which involves a homozygous hit). It is not classified as a disease entity because it usually has little clinical effect (generally asymptomatic).

Noun

sickle cell trait (uncountable)

  1. A genotype, and the carrier state constituted by it, that is the heterozygous counterpart to sickle-cell disease (which involves a homozygous hit). It is not classified as a disease entity because it usually has little clinical effect (generally asymptomatic).
    • I learned from her that I carried the sickle cell trait, which meant I would never be sick, but my child could be, if my husband also carried the trait.2005, Sefi Atta, Everything Good Will Come, Arris Books, page 44

Questions about sickle cell trait

What does sickle cell trait mean?
Sickle cell trait means a genotype, and the carrier state constituted by it, that is the heterozygous counterpart to sickle-cell disease (which involves a homozygous hit). It is not classified as a disease entity because it usually has little clinical effect (generally asymptomatic).
What part of speech is sickle cell trait?
Sickle cell trait is a noun.

Words near sickle cell trait in the dictionary

  1. sickle
  2. sickle alfalfa
  3. sickle and hammer
  4. sickle cell
  5. sickle cell anaemia
  6. sickle cell trait
  7. sickle cells
  8. sickle medick
  9. sickle moon
  10. sickle moons
  11. sickle-billed vanga

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