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myeloblast definition

myelo·blast (mī′ə lō blast′)

noun

a bone-marrow cell, not normally in the blood, that develops into certain white blood cells (neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils)

Etymology: myelo- + -blast

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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