erythroblast

[ih-rith-ruh-blast]

noun

Anatomy.

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

erythroblast

/ ɪˈrɪθrəʊˌblæst /

noun

1. a nucleated cell in bone marrow that develops into an erythrocyte

Other Word Forms

• erythroblastic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of erythroblast¹

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

Example Sentences

Enucleation results from asymmetric cell division in which the condensed nucleus, surrounded by a plasma membrane, buds off from the immature erythroblast.

From Science Magazine

On the other hand Rindfleisch regards these nuclei as having migrated from, or having been cast off by the erythroblasts; and Neumann explains them as the early forms of erythroblasts.

From Project Gutenberg