blood cell

noun

: a cell normally present in blood

Examples of blood cell in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web According to the Mayo Clinic, this type of cancer affects the blood and bone marrow — the spongy tissue inside bones where blood cells are made. Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024 Researchers flush out blood cells with a tablespoon of liquid, then manually or automatically retract the probe, revealing a section of the artery about the length of a lip balm tube. IEEE Spectrum, 15 May 2024 Derived from a relative of mustard gas, the drug is known to be highly toxic to a variety of blood cells; in fact, doctors had long used it to kill the diseased bone marrow in patients before transplant. Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2024 The virus sits in throat and blood cells, maybe flaring up as mononucleosis or a bout of lethargy, or with no symptoms at all. Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024 Scientists want to reactivate the effective fetal hemoglobin in adult blood cells. Amber Dance, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024 Now, researchers have come up with a way to monitor these changes in human blood cells in real time, raising hopes that it might one day be used to predict disease risk years before symptoms show up. Megan Molteni, STAT, 22 Jan. 2024 These highly versatile organisms are derived from skin or blood cells and can be transformed into any type of cell. Allison Deangelis, STAT, 29 Feb. 2024 The pain led to the discovery of the clots, which occur when a mass of blood cells or other substances form in the blood vessels. Jessica Wang, EW.com, 5 July 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of blood cell was in 1834

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“Blood cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blood%20cell. Accessed 28 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

blood cell

noun
: a cell normally present in blood

Medical Definition

blood cell

noun
: a cell or platelet normally present in blood see red blood cell, white blood cell

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