leukoblast

leukoblast
An immature granular leukocyte. SYN: proleukocyte. [leuko- + G. blastos, germ]

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leu·ko·blast or chiefly Brit leu·co·blast 'lü-kə-.blast n a developing leukocyte: a cellular precursor of a leukocyte compare LYMPHOBLAST, MYELOBLAST

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  • leukoblast — leukoblastic, adj. /looh keuh blast /, n. Cell Biol. an immature leukocyte. Also, leucoblast. [1900 05; LEUKO + BLAST] * * * …   Universalium

  • Leukoblast — Leu|ko|blạst, der; en, en <meist Pl.> [zu griech. blastós = Spross, Trieb] (Med.): weiße Blutkörperchen bildende Zelle …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Leukoblast — Leu|ko|blạst [↑leuko... u. ↑...blast] m; en, en (meist Mehrz.): Vorstufe der ↑Leukozyten …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

  • Leukoblast — Leu|ko|blast* der; en, en (meist Plur.) <zu gr. blastós »Spross, Trieb«> weiße Blutkörperchen bildende Zelle; Vorstufe des Leukozyten (Med.) …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • leukoblast — n. immature white blood cell (also leucoblast) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • leukoblast — leu·ko·blast …   English syllables

  • leukoblast — …   Useful english dictionary

  • proleukocyte — SYN: leukoblast. * * * pro·leu·ko·cyte or chiefly Brit pro·leu·co·cyte ( )prō lü kə .sīt n LEUKOBLAST …   Medical dictionary

  • leucoblast — variant of leukoblast * * * /looh keuh blast /, n. leukoblast. * * * leuˈcoblast noun An immature cell which will develop into a leucocyte • • • Main Entry: ↑leuc …   Useful english dictionary

  • vinblastine — noun Etymology: contraction of vincaleukoblastine, from vinca + leukoblast developing leukocyte, from leuk + blast Date: 1962 an alkaloid C46H58N4O9 from the rosy periwinkle used especially in the form of its sulfate to treat human neoplastic… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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