Sickle

  • 91sickle cell — sick′le cell n. mcr an elongated, often sickle shaped red blood cell, caused by defective hemoglobin • Etymology: 1925–30 …

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  • 92sickle cell anemia — sick′le cell ane′mia n. pat a chronic hereditary blood disease, primarily affecting indigenous Africans and their descendants, in which an accumulation of oxygen deficient sickle cells results in anemia, blood clotting, and joint pain Also called …

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  • 93sickle cell trait — sick′le cell trait n. pat the usu. asymptomatic hereditary condition that occurs when a person inherits from only one parent the abnormal hemoglobin gene characteristic of sickle cell anemia • Etymology: 1925–30 …

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  • 94sickle key —   n.    a key in the form of a sickle inserted through a hole in a door to actuate a bolt on the opposite side of the door …

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  • 95sickle cell — /ˈsɪkəl sɛl/ (say sikuhl sel) noun a cell containing a mutant gene which affects the blood of humans, usually black Africans or people of African descent, and which is thought to offer resistance to malaria. –sickle cell, adjective …

  • 96sickle feather — /ˈsɪkəl fɛðə/ (say sikuhl fedhuh) noun one of the paired, elongated, sickle shaped, middle feathers of the tail of the cock …

  • 97sickle-cell anaemia — /ˌsɪkəl sɛl əˈnimiə/ (say .sikuhl sel uh neemeeuh) noun a hereditary disease characterised by the crystallisation of sickle cells within erythrocytes, distorting them and clogging blood vessels …

  • 98sickle-leaf hare's-ear — siauralapis gaivenis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Salierinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis augalas (Bupleurum falcatum), paplitęs Azijoje ir pietų Europoje. atitikmenys: lot. Bupleurum falcatum angl. sickle leaf hare s ear šaltinis… …

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  • 99sickle senna — tikroji velniapupė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Cezalpinijinių šeimos maistinis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Senna tora), paplitęs Azijoje, kitur – auginamas. atitikmenys: lot. Cassia tora; Senna tora angl. foetid cassia; Java bean;… …

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  • 100sickle-winged chat — lenktasparnis uolinis šnekutis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Cercomela sinuata angl. sickle winged chat vok. Veldschmätzer, m rus. серпокрылый скромный чекан, m pranc. traquet aile en faux, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas… …

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