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

Words nearby leukoblast

leukemogenic, leukemoid, leukemoid reaction, leuko-, leukoagglutinin, leukoblast, leukoblastosis, leukocidin, leukocyte, leukocytoblast, leukocytoclastic vasculitis

Medical definitions for leukoblast

leukoblast
[ lōō′kə-blăst′ ]

n.

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

Other words from leukoblast

leu′ko•blas′tic adj.