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myelocyte

American

[mahy-uh-luh-sahyt] / ˈmaɪ ə ləˌsaɪt /

noun

Anatomy.

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

myelocyte British

/ ˈmaɪələʊˌsaɪt, ˌmaɪələʊˈsɪtɪk /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

myelocytic adjective

Etymology

Origin of myelocyte

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

Example Sentences

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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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