Definition
Definition of sickled - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
medicalTECH. affected by sickle cell diseaseTECH.
- The patient had sickled red blood cells.
2.
deformationdeformed into a sickle shape
- The sickled cells caused health complications.
Origin of sickled
Old English, sicel (sickle)
Examples of sickled in a sentence
The sickled condition requires careful management. Doctors examined the sickled red blood cells. Sickled shapes were observed under the microscope.
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- French:falciforme, en forme de faucille, ...
- German:von Sichelzellenanämie betroffen, sichelförmig, ...
- Italian:affetto da anemia falciforme, falciato, ...
- Spanish:afectado por la anemia falciforme, falciforme, ...
- Portuguese:afetado por anemia falciforme, falciforme, ...
- Chinese:患有镰状细胞病的, 镰刀状的, ...
- Japanese:鎌状赤血球の, 鎌状の, ...
- Arabic:منجلي, مِنْجَلي, ...
- Hebrew:חַרְמְשִׁי, מְגֻלְעָן, ...
- Russian:серповидноклеточный, серповидный, ...
- Ukrainian:серповидний, серпоподібний, ...
- Hindi:सिकल सेल रोग से प्रभावित, हंसिये के आकार का, ...
Definition of sickle - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
agriculturetool with curved blade for cutting crops
- The farmer used a sickle to harvest wheat.
2.
shapecrescent-shaped figure or object
- The moon resembled a sickle in the night sky..
Verb
1.
agriculturetr. Dated harvest grain by cutting stalks with a curved hand tooltr. Dated
- Farmers sickle the wheat during harvest.
2.
medicaltr. deform red blood cells into crescent shapetr.
- Certain conditions can sickle the red blood cells.
3.
medicalintr. red blood cells become crescent-shapedintr.
- In sickle cell disease, cells sickle under stress.
Images of sickle

tool with curved blade for cutting crops 
crescent-shaped figure or object
Expressions with sickle
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crescent-shaped moon visible in the sky
The sickle moon hung low in the evening sky.
symbol showing communism and unity of workers
The hammer and sickle appeared on the flag.
long curved tail feather of a rooster
The rooster's sickle feather glistened in the sunlight.
curved like a sickle
The sickle-shaped moon hung low in the sky.
red blood cell with abnormal hemoglobin and crescent shape
A sickle cell can block blood flow in small vessels.
genetic blood disorder causing red blood cells to be sickle-shaped
Sickle cell anaemia often causes severe pain and fatigue..
genetic disease causing misshaped red blood cells
She was diagnosed with sickle cell anemia at birth.
European legume with curved pods, yellow blossoms, introduced across North America
Field flora called sickle medick has yellow blossoms and curved pods.
plant with sickle-shaped leaves in the Euphorbia genus
The sickle spurge grows well in sandy soils.
Origin of sickle
Old English, sicol (sickle)
Examples of sickle in a sentence
The sickle hung in the barn, unused for years. The artist painted a sickle in the corner of the canvas. The sickle shape of the sculpture caught everyone's attention. They sickle the barley in the early morning. Workers sickle the grass for hay. Genetic disorders may cause cells to sickle under stress.
Researchers study how cells sickle in different environments. Without enough oxygen, the red cells may sickle. The patient's cells sickled during the severe episode.
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- French:faucille, faucher, ...
- German:Sichel, sicheln, ...
- Italian:falce, falciare, ...
- Spanish:hoz, cortar, ...
- Portuguese:foice, ceifar, ...
- Chinese:镰刀, 用镰刀割, ...
- Japanese:鎌, 刈る, ...
- Arabic:مِنْجَل, حَصَدَ, ...
- Hebrew:מַגָּל, לִקְצוֹר בְּמַגָּל, ...
- Russian:серп, жать серпом, ...
- Ukrainian:серп, жати, ...
- Hindi:हंसिया, दरांती से काटना, ...

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