myeloblast

[ mahy-uh-luh-blast ]
/ ˈmaɪ ə ləˌblæst /

noun Cell Biology.

an immature myelocyte.

Origin of myeloblast

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

OTHER WORDS FROM myeloblast

my·e·lo·blas·tic, adjective

Words nearby myeloblast

myelinated fiber, myelination, myelinolysis, myelitis, myelo-, myeloblast, myeloblastemia, myeloblastic leukemia, myeloblastoma, myeloblastosis, myelocele

British Dictionary definitions for myeloblast

myeloblast
/ (ˈmaɪələʊˌblɑːst) /

noun

a cell that gives rise to a granulocyte, normally occurring in the bone marrow but detected in the blood in certain diseases, esp leukaemia

Derived forms of myeloblast

myeloblastic (ˌmaɪələʊˈblæstɪk), adjective

Medical definitions for myeloblast

myeloblast
[ mī′ə-lə-blăst′ ]

n.

An immature cell of the bone marrow that is the precursor of a myelocyte. premyelocyte