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erythroblast
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e·ryth·ro·blast  (-rthr-blst)
n.
Any of the nucleated cells normally found only in bone marrow that develop into erythrocytes.

e·rythro·blastic adj.

erythroblast [ɪˈrɪθrəʊˌblæst]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) a nucleated cell in bone marrow that develops into an erythrocyte
erythroblastic  adj
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Noun1.erythroblast - a nucleated cell in bone marrow from which red blood cells develop
embryonic cell, formative cell - a cell of an embryo
sideroblast - an erythroblast having granules of ferritin


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