Sickle Cell

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
SC
Pronunciation
/ˈsɪkəl sɛl/
Category
Medical
Related Field
British Medicine

Examples in Context

  1. Sickle cell disease is a disorder in which blood cells carry a mutation in hemoglobin.
  2. Some people which red-cell mutations such as thalassaemia and sickle cell anaemia inherit an immunity to malaria.
  3. Such screening techniques and early intervention therapies have sharply lowered the mortality rate in children with sickle cell disease.
  4. Is there a difference between sickle cell disorder, disease and anemia?
  5. Is supplemental oxygen beneficial for patients with sickle cell disease?

Other meanings of SC