鎌かま状じょう

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).

• 鎌かま状じょう赤せっ血けっ球きゅう症しょうは遺い伝でん性せいの病びょう気きです。

  Sickle cell disease is a hereditary condition.