myelocyte

[mahy-uh-luh-sahyt]

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noun

Anatomy.

a cell of the bone marrow, especially one developing into a granulocyte.

myelocyte

/ ˈmaɪələʊˌsaɪt, ˌmaɪələʊˈsɪtɪk /

noun

an immature granulocyte, normally occurring in the bone marrow but detected in the blood in certain diseases

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Other Word Forms

myelocytic adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of myelocyte¹

First recorded in 1865–70; myelo- + -cyte

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Example Sentences

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Under its influence the neutrophil elements of the bone-marrow vanish rapidly, and in many cases so completely that it needs some trouble to find a single myelocyte, as for example in a case of Ehrlich's.

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myeloblast myelofibrosis

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