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sickle

[sik-uhl] / ˈsɪk əl /


NOUN
machete
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VERB
mow
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Study co-author Professor Kate Quinlan says the findings could have far-reaching implications beyond Sickle Cell disease.

From Science Daily • Jan. 5, 2026

Glenn Close and Billy Porter are joining the cast of ‘The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping’ as tribute escort Drusilla Sickle and her estranged husband, Magno Stift, respectively.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2025

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

From Washington Times • Dec. 14, 2023

Dongre, who lives in Nagpur in central India, has seen the struggles in his own family and among people he’s met as a leader in the National Alliance of Sickle Cell Organizations in India.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2023

Sickle cells carry less oxygen and consequently transmit a kind of anemia.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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