my·e·lo·blast (m   -l-bl st )n. An immature cell of the bone marrow that is the precursor of a myelocyte. my e·lo·blastic adj. |
myeloblast [ˈmaɪələʊˌblɑːst]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) a cell that gives rise to a granulocyte, normally occurring in the bone marrow but detected in the blood in certain diseases, esp leukaemia
myeloblastic [ˌmaɪələʊˈblæstɪk] adj
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| Noun | 1. | myeloblast - a precursor of leukocytes that normally occurs only in bone marrow leucocyte, leukocyte, WBC, white blood cell, white blood corpuscle, white cell, white corpuscle - blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system |
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