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SICKLE-SHAPED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sickle-shaped mean?
• SICKLE-SHAPED (adjective)
The adjective SICKLE-SHAPED has 1 sense:
1. curved like a sickle
Familiarity information: SICKLE-SHAPED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Curved like a sickle
Synonyms:
falcate; falciform; sickle-shaped
Context example:
the falcate moon
Similar:
curved; curving (having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend)
Context examples
The modified hemoglobin causes normally round red blood cells to become stiff, sticky, and sickle-shaped.
(Stem cell transplant reverses sickle cell disease in adults, NIH)
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