hemocytoblast

[hee-muh-sahy-tuh-blast, hem-uh-]

noun Anatomy.

a primordial cell capable of developing into any type of blood cell.

Origin of hemocytoblast

hemocyte + -o- + -blast

Related formshe·mo·cy·to·blas·tic, adjective

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hemocytoblast in Medicine

hemocytoblast

[hē′mə-sī′tə-blăst′]

n.

A stem cell derived from the embryonic mesenchyme and considered to be capable of developing into any type of blood cell.hemoblast lymphoidocyte

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