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sickle

[sik-uhl] / ˈsɪk əl /


NOUN
machete
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VERB
mow
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Sickle cell disease occurs in about one out of every 365 Black or African American births.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

The team believes this approach could lead to safer treatments for Sickle Cell-related diseases.

From Science Daily • Jan. 5, 2026

The first show to debut in the new King's Head Theatre will be Exhibitionists by Shaun McKenna and Andrew Van Sickle.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2024

Sickle cell disease affects hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen.

From Washington Times • Dec. 14, 2023

“Seventeen silver Sickles to a Galleon and twenty-nine Knuts to a Sickle, it’s easy enough. Right, that should be enough fer a couple o’ terms, we’ll keep the rest safe for yeh.”

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling




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