myeloblast
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9.9
A large immature cell in bone marrow that becomes a white blood cell
- noun
- /ˈmaɪəloʊˌblæst/
- Specialized
:
mieloblasto
- Doctors often examine myeloblasts in patients to diagnose various blood disorders.
- differentiation of myeloblasts
Examples
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Each myeloblast eventually matures into a granulocyte, an essential component of the immune system.
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Malignant myeloblasts occupy the deeper skin layers.
Fiction book (1996) -
In the bone marrow, the presence of myeloblasts indicates the early stages of white blood cell development.
Synonyms
9.9
An immature white blood cell in bone marrow that becomes a mature cell that fights infection
is an earlier larger immature precursor cell rather than a later development stage
How Mature
Surface Forms
myeloblast singular
myeloblasts plural
Morphology
myeloblast = blast (opaque) = myelo + blast
Formed from the combining form 'myelo-' (bone marrow) + 'blast' (immature cell); these are specialized medical elements not recognizable to an average B1 learner.
Etymology
Myeloblast is made of myelo- ('marrow') and -blast ('young cell'). A myeloblast is a young cell from the bone marrow that will grow into a type of white blood cell.