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unsickling

unsickling noun: the removal of the crescent deformation from a red blood cell.

Noun

unsickling (uncountable)

  1. The removal of the crescent deformation from a red blood cell
    • Secondly, there is evidence from multiple studies that repeated sickling and unsickling of RBCs in SCD, results in an over exposure of membrane phospahtidyl serine (PS).2015 August 26, “Effect of Chronic Blood Transfusion on Biomarkers of Coagulation Activation and Thrombin Generation in Sickle Cell Patients at Risk for Stroke”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of unsickling

From un- + sickling.

Questions about unsickling

What does unsickling mean?
Unsickling means the removal of the crescent deformation from a red blood cell.
What part of speech is unsickling?
Unsickling is a noun.

Words near unsickling in the dictionary

  1. unsickens
  2. Unsicker
  3. unsickle
  4. unsickled
  5. unsickles
  6. unsickling
  7. unsickly
  8. unsided
  9. unsieved
  10. unsifted
  11. unsighing

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