noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
sickle-shaped; falciform
Used in medical and biological contexts to describe a sickle-like shape, such as 鎌状赤血球 (sickle cell).
Sickle cell disease is a hereditary condition.
Compound of 鎌 (kama, 'sickle') and 状 (jō, 'shape' or 'form').