blood cell

noun

: a cell normally present in blood

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These immature cells can develop into different types of blood cells, including white blood cells (WBCs), central to immune function.8 Getting sufficient and consistent sleep can help make your body more resistant to disease and infection. Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 9 Jan. 2025 Barcelona’s Barca Innovation Hub is going the whole hog in using AI to provide physical support, with the aim of reducing injuries through the analysis of blood cells and so on. Phil Hay, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025 Until recently, genetic sequencing has been applied almost exclusively to the most accessible type of cells—blood cells—but, as Bennett told me, these cells sometimes have little to do with diseases affecting various organs. Jason Liebowitz, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025 As a child develops, the tissues grow and the number of blood cells expand. Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for blood cell 

Word History

First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined above

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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 23 Jan. 2025.

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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