myeloblast
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my·e·lo·blast
(mī′ə-lə-blăst′)n.
An immature cell of the bone marrow that is the precursor of a myelocyte.
my′e·lo·blas′tic adj.
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myeloblast
(ˈmaɪələʊˌblɑːst)n
(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 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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my·e·lo·blast
n. mieloblasto, una célula no madura en la serie granulocítica, generalmente presente en la médula ósea.
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