Definition of Myeloblast

1. Noun. A precursor of leukocytes that normally occurs only in bone marrow.


Definition of Myeloblast

1. Noun. (biology) An immature cell of bone marrow that develops into a myelocyte ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Myeloblast

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Myeloblast

myelination
myelinations
myeline
myelines
myelinic
myelinisation
myelinization
myelinogenesis
myelins
myelitides
myelitis
myelo-
myeloablated
myeloablation
myeloablative
myeloblast (current term)
myeloblastic
myeloblastic leukemia
myeloblastosis
myeloblasts
myelocoele
myelocoeles
myelocyte
myelocytes
myelocytic
myelocytic leukemia
myelocytomatosis
myelodysplasia
myelodysplasias
myelodysplasic

Literary usage of Myeloblast

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Medical Diagnosis for the Student and Practitioner by Charles Lyman Greene (1917)
"The greater chromatin content of the myeloblast nucleus is also evident if ... These represent a transition form between the myeloblast and the myelocyte. ..."

2. The Biology of the Blood-cells with a Glossary of Hæmatological Terms: For by Oskar Cameron Gruner (1914)
"The myeloblast—This cell was so named by Naegeli, being regarded by him as the ancestor of ... The myeloblast of Naegeli does not actually correspond to the ..."

3. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1916)
"The consensus of opinion is that such aberrant elements develop from cells normally present in these situations, which suggests that the myeloblast and ..."

4. The Principles of Pathologic Histology by Frank Burr Mallory (1914)
"Fortunately, there are two reactions of a biologic or chemical nature which aid in the recognition of the myeloblast and its derivatives. ..."

5. The Principles of Pathologic Histology by Frank Burr Mallory (1914)
"Fortunately, there are two reactions of a biologic or chemical nature which aid in the recognition of the myeloblast and its derivatives. ..."

6. A Text-book of Pathology by William George MacCallum (1916)
"The granular mye- locyte, which is formed from a preceding non-granular cell (whether it be the specific myeloblast or the common ..."

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