myeloblast

[ mahy-uh-luh-blast ]

/ ˈmaɪ ə ləˌblæst /

noun Cell Biology.

an immature myelocyte.

Nearby words

myelinated fiber, myelination, myelinolysis, myelitis, myelo-, myeloblast, myeloblastemia, myeloblastic leukemia, myeloblastoma, myeloblastosis, myelocele

Origin of myeloblast

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

Related forms

my·e·lo·blas·tic, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for myeloblast

myeloblast

/ (ˈmaɪələʊˌblɑːst) /

noun

a cell that gives rise to a granulocyte, normally occurring in the bone marrow but detected in the blood in certain diseases, esp leukaemia

Derived Forms

myeloblastic (ˌmaɪələʊˈblæstɪk), adjective

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Medicine definitions for myeloblast

myeloblast

[ mī′ə-lə-blăst′ ]

n.

An immature cell of the bone marrow that is the precursor of a myelocyte.premyelocyte