blood cell

noun

: a cell normally present in blood

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Leukemia begins in the bone marrow, the tissue inside your bones where blood cells are made. — Kaley Fedko, CBS News, 11 June 2026 The hallmarks of aging carried across individual cell types, too, such as liver or blood cells. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 27 May 2026 Scientists have reconstructed a massive, 700-million-year-old family tree for blood cells by tracking genetic blueprints across species. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 25 May 2026 Du estimates a lab could make CAR T cells for more than 1,000 patients from a single donor’s blood cells, at significant cost savings. — Amber Dance, ArsTechnica, 17 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for blood cell

Word History

First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of blood cell was in 1834

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“Blood cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blood%20cell. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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Kids Definition

blood cell

noun
: a cell normally present in blood

Medical Definition

blood cell

noun
: a cell or platelet normally present in blood see red blood cell, white blood cell

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