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myelocyte

[ mahy-uh-luh-sahyt ]

noun

Anatomy.
  1. a cell of the bone marrow, especially one developing into a granulocyte.


myelocyte

/ ˈmaɪələʊˌsaɪt; ˌmaɪələʊˈsɪtɪk /

noun

  1. an immature granulocyte, normally occurring in the bone marrow but detected in the blood in certain diseases
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • myelocytic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • my·e·lo·cyt·ic [mahy-, uh, -l, uh, -, sit, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of myelocyte1

First recorded in 1865–70; myelo- + -cyte
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Example Sentences

Under its influence the neutrophil elements of the bone-marrow vanish rapidly, and in many cases so completely that it needs some trouble to find a single myelocyte, as for example in a case of Ehrlich's.

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