Definition of Lymphoblast
1. Noun. An immature lymphocyte.
Definition of Lymphoblast
1. Noun. An immature lymphocyte; they proliferate uncontrollably in lymphoblastic leukemia ¹
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Definition of Lymphoblast
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Medical Definition of Lymphoblast
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Often referred to as a blast cell. Unlike other usages of the suffix blast a lymphoblast is a further differentiation of a lymphocyte, T or B, occasioned by an antigenic stimulus. The lymphoblast usually develops by enlargement of a lymphocyte, active re entry to the S phase of the cell cycle, mitogenesis and production of much mRNA and ribosomes.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
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