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sickled

sickled

7.4
Curved into a thin C shape, often describing cells or leaves
  • adjective
  • /ˈsɪkəld/
translation icon : en forma de hoz
  • Unlike healthy blood cells, those that are sickled do not have the same flexibility, making circulation difficult.
  • sickled cells

Examples

  • The doctor explained that sickled cells have a distinct shape that can impede normal blood flow.

  • These sickled cells cannot bend and flex like normal erythrocytes to get through small blood vessels, and they get trapped in the small vessels and occlusions, which blocks the flow of oxygenated blood.

    Academic text (2003)

  • They are beautiful to me, even if their sickled feet may not be.

    Blog text (7)

  • Anemia develops because the lifespan of sickled cells is only 10-12 days, rather than the normal 120 days, and erythropoiesis cannot keep up with the demand for new RBCs.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Because of their sickled form, these cells can clump together and cause blockages in small blood vessels.

Synonyms

sickle-shaped
vssickled
1 5.3

Curved like a small hook or the crescent moon

is broader used for curved crescent forms in cells or objects
falciform
vssickled
9.9

Curved like a sickle

is the common term for the same curved crescent form
falcate
vssickled
9.9

Curved like a sickle

refers to smoother crescent curves rather than hooked shapes

How Curved

sickled
7.4
hooked
3.3
curved
6 1.0
bent
21 1.0

Surface Forms

sickled positive

Morphology

sickled = sickle (transparent) = sickle + ed

Standard adjectival formation from 'sickle' with '-ed' yielding 'having the shape of a sickle'.

Etymology

Sickled comes from sickle, the small curved blade used to cut grain, plus -ed to mean 'shaped like', so something sickled is 'curved' like that blade.