leucoblast

[ loo-kuh-blast ]
/ ˈlu kəˌblæst /

noun

Definition for leucoblast (2 of 2)

leukoblast

or leu·co·blast

[ loo-kuh-blast ]
/ ˈlu kəˌblæst /

noun Cell Biology.

an immature leukocyte.

Origin of leukoblast

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

OTHER WORDS FROM leukoblast

leu·ko·blas·tic, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for leucoblast

leucoblast

esp US leukoblast

/ (ˈluːkəʊˌblɑːst) /

noun

an immature leucocyte

Medical definitions for leucoblast

leukoblast
[ lōōkə-blăst′ ]

n.

An immature white blood cell formed during the transition from lymphoidocyte to promyelocyte. proleukocyte

Other words from leukoblast

leu′ko•blastic adj.