Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unsickling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-sick-ling
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The removal of the crescent deformation from a red blood cell

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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)."

Etymology

From un- + sickling.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does unsickling mean?: The removal of the crescent deformation from a red blood cell
Where does unsickling come from?: From un- + sickling.

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