leucoblast

[ loo-kuh-blast ]

/ ˈlu kəˌblæst /

noun

Nearby words

leucinuria, leucippus, leucite, leuco base, leuco-, leucoblast, leucocratic, leucocyte, leucocytosis, leucodepleted, leucoderma

Definition for leucoblast (2 of 2)

leukoblast

or leu·co·blast

[ loo-kuh-blast ]

/ ˈlu kəˌblæst /

noun Cell Biology.

an immature leukocyte.

Origin of leukoblast

First recorded in 1900–05; leuko- + -blast

Related forms

leu·ko·blas·tic, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for leucoblast

leucoblast

esp US leukoblast

/ (ˈluːkəʊˌblɑːst) /

noun

an immature leucocyte

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Medicine definitions for leucoblast

leukoblast

[ lōō′kə-blăst′ ]

n.

An immature white blood cell formed during the transition from lymphoidocyte to promyelocyte.proleukocyte

Related forms

leu′ko•blas′tic adj.