sickle cell trait

noun Pathology.

the usually asymptomatic hereditary condition that occurs when a person inherits from only one parent the abnormal hemoglobin gene characteristic of sickle cell anemia.
Also called sicklemia.

Origin of sickle cell trait

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby sickle cell trait

sickle cell c disease, sickle cell disease, sickle cell hemoglobin, sickle cell retinopathy, sickle cell syndrome, sickle cell trait, sickle cell-thalassemia disease, sickle feather, sickle medick, sickle-cell anaemia, sickle-cell test

Medical definitions for sickle cell trait

sickle cell trait

n.

A hereditary condition, usually harmless and without symptoms, in which an individual carries only one gene for sickle cell anemia.