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myeloblast

[ mahy-uh-luh-blast ]

noun

, Cell Biology.
  1. an immature myelocyte.


myeloblast

/ ˈmaɪələʊˌblɑːst; ˌmaɪələʊˈblæstɪk /

noun

  1. a cell that gives rise to a granulocyte, normally occurring in the bone marrow but detected in the blood in certain diseases, esp leukaemia
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • myeloblastic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • mye·lo·blastic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of myeloblast1

First recorded in 1900–05; myelo- + -blast

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myelo-myelocyte