Phrase Hound found 17 phrases and 21 compound words that contain sickle. The most common are listed below. Open sickle in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 17
- sickle cellAn abnormal erythrocyte (red blood cell) that has a crescent shape, characteristic of sickle-cell anemia.
- sickle-cell anemiaThe most common form of sickle-cell disease, with anemic effects.
- hammer and sickleA depiction of a sickle crossed with a hammer, used as a symbol of communism and the Soviet Union.
- sickle-cell diseaseA disease characterized by sickle-shaped red blood cells.
- sickle moonA crescent moon.
- sickle cell traitA genotype, and the carrier state constituted by it, that is the heterozygous counterpart to sickle-cell disease (which involves a homozygous hit). It is not classified as a disease entity because it usually has little clinical effect …
- chain sickleA Japanese weapon evolved from the sickle; the kusarigama.
- chicken sickleA Chinese melee weapon designed similarly to a scythe, made with materials similar to a chicken's claw.
- sickle cellsplural of sickle cell: An abnormal erythrocyte (red blood cell) that has a crescent shape, characteristic of sickle-cell anemia.
- sickle and hammerSynonym of hammer and sickle: A depiction of a sickle crossed with a hammer, used as a symbol of communism and the Soviet Union.
- sickle cell anaemiaAlternative form of sickle-cell anemia: The most common form of sickle-cell disease, with anemic effects.
- sickle medickAn herbaceous plant of the species Medicago falcata, native to Eurasia but widely naturalized.
- sickle-billed vangaA member of species Falculea palliata, a bird endemic to Madagascar.
- moon sickleAlternative form of moonsickle: A thin crescent of the moon.
- sickle alfalfaSynonym of sickle medick: An herbaceous plant of the species Medicago falcata, native to Eurasia but widely naturalized.
- sickle moonsplural of sickle moon: A crescent moon.
- sickle-billed vangasplural of sickle-billed vanga: A member of species Falculea palliata, a bird endemic to Madagascar.
Compound words 21
- sicklepodSenna obtusifolia, a legume used in folk medicine.
- moonsickleA thin crescent of the moon.
- sicklebushA thorny tree, Dichrostachys cinerea, native to Africa, India, and Australia, and introduced in other tropical regions.
- sicklelikeResembling or characteristic of a sickle.
- sicklemanSomeone who uses a sickle; a reaper.
- sicklewiseIn the manner of a sickle.
- sicklebillAny of several birds of paradise (Drepanornis spp., Epimachus spp.) and hummingbirds (Eutoxeres spp.) with a sickle-shaped bill.
- sicklebirdSynonym of long-billed curlew (“Numenius americanus”).
- sicklemiasickle-cell anemia
- sickleweedAn herb of the carrot family, Falcaria vulgaris.