erythroblast

(e rit̸hrō blast′)

noun

a small nucleated cell, found normally in the marrow of bones, from which an erythrocyte develops

Origin: erythro- + -blast

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See erythroblast in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Any of the nucleated cells normally found only in bone marrow that develop into erythrocytes.

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  • e·rythˌro·blasˈtic adjective

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