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erythroblast

American  
[ih-rith-ruh-blast] / ɪˈrɪθ rəˌblæst /

noun

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


erythroblast British  
/ ɪˈrɪθrəʊˌblæst /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

  • erythroblastic adjective

Etymology

Origin of erythroblast

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