myelocyte

(ə lō sīt′)

noun

a type of large cell in the bone marrow, that develops into a granulocyte: it is present in the blood in some forms of leukemia

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See myelocyte in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A large cell of the bone marrow that is a precursor of the mature granulocyte of the blood.

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  • myˌe·lo·cytˈic (-sĭtˈĭk) adjective

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