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leukoblast

American

[loo-kuh-blast] / ˈlu kəˌblæst /

Or leucoblast

noun

Cell Biology.

an immature leukocyte.

Other Word Forms

leukoblastic adjective

Etymology

Origin of leukoblast

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

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