blood cell

noun

: a cell normally present in blood

Examples of blood cell in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Without the blood cells, the remaining plasma is straw-colored and slightly cloudy. Gagandeep Brar, Verywell Health, 15 Aug. 2024 Once a healthcare provider collects your blood, the blood sample will be sent to a laboratory where an expert evaluates your blood cells under a microscope. Suchandrima Bhowmik, Health, 3 Aug. 2024 Specifically, erythritol made a type of blood cell known as platelets more active, raising the risk of blood clots. Korin Miller, Verywell Health, 15 Aug. 2024 Our body contains about 40 trillion cells and in each one the genes are expressing themselves in a distinct way (a blood cell makes different proteins than a liver cell than a lung cell). Fyodor Urnov, TIME, 12 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for blood cell 

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Word History

First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of blood cell was in 1834

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“Blood cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blood%20cell. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.

Kids Definition

blood cell

noun
: a cell normally present in blood

Medical Definition

blood cell

noun
: a cell or platelet normally present in blood see red blood cell, white blood cell

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