lymphoblast

[ lim-fuh-blast ]
/ ˈlɪm fəˌblæst /

noun Cell Biology.

a large, metabolically active lymphocyte shortly before it enters into mitosis.

Origin of lymphoblast

First recorded in 1905–10; lympho- + -blast

OTHER WORDS FROM lymphoblast

lym·pho·blas·tic, adjective

Words nearby lymphoblast

lymphatolysis, lymphectasia, lymphedema, lymphemia, lympho-, lymphoblast, lymphoblastic leukemia, lymphoblastic lymphoma, lymphoblastoma, lymphoblastosis, lymphocytapheresis

British Dictionary definitions for lymphoblast

lymphoblast
/ (ˈlɪmfəʊˌblɑːst) /

noun

an abnormal cell consisting of a large nucleus and small cytoplasm that was once thought to be an immature lymphocyte and is now associated with a type of leukaemia (lymphoblastic leukaemia)

Derived forms of lymphoblast

lymphoblastic (ˌlɪmfəʊˈblæstɪk), adjective

Medical definitions for lymphoblast

lymphoblast
[ lĭm′fə-blăst′ ]

n.

An immature cell that gives rise to a lymphocyte. lymphocytoblast

Other words from lymphoblast

lym′pho•blas′tic adj.