myelocyte

[ mahy-uh-luh-sahyt ]

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

Origin of myelocyte

1
First recorded in 1865–70; myelo- + -cyte

Other words from myelocyte

  • my·e·lo·cyt·ic [mahy-uh-luh-sit-ik], /ˌmaɪ ə ləˈsɪt ɪk/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for myelocyte

myelocyte

/ (ˈmaɪələʊˌsaɪt) /


noun
  1. an immature granulocyte, normally occurring in the bone marrow but detected in the blood in certain diseases

Derived forms of myelocyte

  • myelocytic (ˌmaɪələʊˈsɪtɪk), adjective

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