erythroblast

American

[ih-rith-ruh-blast] / ɪˈrɪθ rəˌblæst /

noun

Anatomy.

a nucleated cell in the bone marrow from which red blood cells develop.

erythroblast British

/ ɪˈrɪθrəʊˌblæst /

noun

a nucleated cell in bone marrow that develops into an erythrocyte

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Other Word Forms

erythroblastic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of erythroblast

First recorded in 1885–90; erythro- + -blast

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