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sickle-cell disease

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.13 in modern English

Syllables
sick-le--cel-l dis-ease
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
6
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A disease characterized by sickle-shaped red blood cells.

Uncountable

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

sickle cell trait

Synonyms

drepanocytosis sickle-cell anemia sickle-cell anaemia crescent-cell anemia crescent-cell anaemia drepanocytic anemia drepanocytic anaemia

Questions

What does sickle-cell disease mean?
A disease characterized by sickle-shaped red blood cells.

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