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sickle

[sik-uhl] / ˈsɪk əl /


NOUN
machete
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VERB
mow
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The biotech said a Phase 3 trial for mitapivat, a drug to treat sickle cell disease, had failed to meet several endpoints.

From Barron's

The technology could be especially promising for couples who have the same genetic condition, such as in Nigeria, where many people have sickle cell disease, he wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal

They point to the fact that a sickle cell therapy that costs £1.65 million per patient and a haemophilia B one that cost £2.6 million have already been backed by the health assessment body.

From BBC

Armed police were sent to challenge Samuel Rowe as he walked home from his allotment in Chorlton, Manchester, carrying the tool, a peeling knife and a sickle.

From BBC

Once on the island they tear down a swastika and replace it with the hammer and sickle of the Soviet Union.

From BBC