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erythroblast

[ ih-rith-ruh-blast ]

noun

, Anatomy.
  1. a nucleated cell in the bone marrow from which red blood cells develop.


erythroblast

/ ɪˈrɪθrəʊˌblæst /

noun

  1. a nucleated cell in bone marrow that develops into an erythrocyte
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Derived Forms

  • eˌrythroˈblastic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • e·rythro·blastic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of erythroblast1

First recorded in 1885–90; erythro- + -blast
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Example Sentences

Enucleation results from asymmetric cell division in which the condensed nucleus, surrounded by a plasma membrane, buds off from the immature erythroblast.

On the other hand Rindfleisch regards these nuclei as having migrated from, or having been cast off by the erythroblasts; and Neumann explains them as the early forms of erythroblasts.

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