SICKLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sickle mean? 

• SICKLE (noun)
  The noun SICKLE has 1 sense:

1. an edge tool for cutting grass or crops; has a curved blade and a short handle

  Familiarity information: SICKLE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SICKLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An edge tool for cutting grass or crops; has a curved blade and a short handle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

reap hook; reaping hook; sickle

Hypernyms ("sickle" is a kind of...):

edge tool (any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge))

Meronyms (parts of "sickle"):

haft; helve (the handle of a weapon or tool)

 Context examples 

There is no widely available cure for sickle cell disease.

(Stem cell transplant reverses sickle cell disease in adults, NIH)

Sickle cell anemia is an example.

(Genetic Disorders, NIH: National Library of Medicine)

One of the sickle cell disorders characterized by the presence of both hemoglobin S and hemoglobin C. It is similar to, but less severe than sickle cell anemia.

(Hemoglobin SC Disease, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Patients present with the symptoms of sickle cell disease but the latter are less frequent and severe compared to sickle cell disease.

(Hemoglobin SC Disease, NCI Thesaurus)

Red blood cell transfusions are commonly given to critically ill children for conditions such as trauma, cancer chemotherapy, intraoperative bleeding, and chronic conditions such as sickle cell disease and thalassemia.

(Fresh red blood cell transfusions do not help critically ill children more than older cells, National Institutes of Health)

By preventing selectin-mediated cell adhesion in sickle cell anemia, this agent may inhibit red blood cell-white blood cell interactions, normalize blood flow and reduce inflammation and vascular occlusive pain.

(Pan-Selectin Antagonist GMI-1070, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene is involved in the regulation of gene expression and plays a role in the development of cholangiocarcinoma, acute myeloid leukemia and sickle cell disease.

(MIR320A Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

He who wants to be a sickle must bend himself betimes.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

The new approach can be useful to diagnose infectious disorders associated with anaemia (such as malaria) and to screen for genetic anaemias such as thalassemia and sickle cell disease.

(New approach promises better anaemia detection, SciDev.Net)

A variant in the hemoglobin gene, a gene known for its role in sickle cell anemia, is associated with greater amount of blood glucose attached to hemoglobin in African-Americans.

(Study of multiethnic genomes identifies 27 genetic variants associated with disease, National Institutes of Health)