sickling

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noun

The deformation of red blood cells into an abnormal crescent shape.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of sickle
nounsickling (plural sicklings)

plural sicklings

  1. The deformation of red blood cells into an abnormal crescent shape.

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APA

sickling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sickling

MLA

“sickling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sickling. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sickling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sickling.

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