sickle cell disease

collocation in English

meaningsofsickle,cellanddisease

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sickle
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsɪk.əl/us
/ˈsɪk.əl/
a tool with a short handle and a curved blade, used for cutting grass and ...
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cell
noun[C]
uk
/sel/us
/sel/
the smallest basic unit of a plant ...
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disease
noun
uk
/dɪˈziːz/us
/dɪˈziːz/
(an) illness of people, animals, plants, etc., caused by infection or a failure of health rather than by ...
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(Definition ofsickle,cellanddiseasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is important that infants affected by sicklecelldiseaseare identified at an early stage so that they can receive appropriate treatment.
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Arrangements to introduce a special medical report form for people with sicklecelldiseaseclaiming mobility allowance are already in hand.
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This laboratory is the national reference centre for carrier diagnosis and prenatal diagnosis of complex haemoglobinopathies, notably the thalassaemias and sicklecelldisease.
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We have also raised with the postgraduate medical deans of universities the question of including the subject of sicklecelldiseasein their courses for doctors.
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Inner city partnership funds have been a useful source of help for health authorities wishing to develop screening and counselling services for sicklecelldiseasesufferers.
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With regard to sicklecelldiseaseand thalassaemia, we have pilot studies under way to advise us on the best method of screening, and we hope to make progress shortly.
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Services and programs include treatment for chronic illnesses such as asthma, diabetes, sicklecelldiseaseand developmental disabilities.
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The blood cells in sicklecelldiseaseare abnormally shaped (sickle-shaped) and may form clots or block blood vessels.
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Prematurely denatured sickle hemoglobin results in an up regulation of natural antibodies which control erythrocyte adhesion in both malaria and sicklecelldisease.
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This protein may play a role in epithelial cell cancer and in vaso-occlusion of red blood cells in sicklecelldisease.
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These individuals do not have sicklecelldiseasebut can manifest symptoms such as kidney damage over the course of their lives.
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The award grant will be used for research to provide a better understanding of the molecular, genetic and environmental mechanisms of sicklecelldisease.
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