lymphoblast
noun
a large, metabolically active lymphocyte shortly before it enters into mitosis.
lymphoblastic
-
a word derived from
lymphoblast.
Example Sentences
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A Honduran woman is fighting to prevent her family’s immediate deportation to Honduras as her 6-year-old son battles acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2025
Salma Shah, from Watford, Hertfordshire, said that in January, she had been trying on wedding dresses days before her diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2025
The cause was lymphoblastic leukemia, his niece Theresa M. Leonardi said.
From New York Times ● May 21, 2024
She was first diagnosed at the age of eight and is currently receiving her seventh treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2024
Jeffrey had been diagnosed with ALL, which stands for acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a form of blood cancer in which certain types of white blood cells become deformed and multiply rapidly.
From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick
