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myeloblast

[mahy-uh-luh-blast]
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noun Cell Biology.
  1. an immature myelocyte.
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Origin of myeloblast

First recorded in 1900–05; myelo- + -blast
Related formsmy·e·lo·blas·tic, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for myeloblast

myeloblast

noun
  1. a cell that gives rise to a granulocyte, normally occurring in the bone marrow but detected in the blood in certain diseases, esp leukaemia
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Derived Formsmyeloblastic (ˌmaɪələʊˈblæstɪk), adjective
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myeloblast in Medicine

myeloblast

(mī′ə-lə-blăst′)
n.
  1. An immature cell of the bone marrow that is the precursor of a myelocyte.premyelocyte
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