unsickling

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noun

The removal of the crescent deformation from a red blood cell

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Meanings

noununsickling (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe removal of the crescent deformation from a red blood cell

    Secondly, there is evidence from multiple studies that repeated sickling and unsickling of RBCs in SCD, results in an over exposure of membrane phospahtidyl serine (PS).

    2015 August 26, “Effect of Chronic Blood Transfusion on Biomarkers of Coagulation Activation and Thrombin Generation in Sickle Cell Patients at Risk for Stroke”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From un- + sickling.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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