plasmablast

plasmablast
Precursor of the plasma cell. SYN: plasmacytoblast. [plasma + G. blastos, germ]

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plas·ma·blast 'plaz-mə-.blast n a precursor of a plasma cell

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plas·ma·blast (plazґmə-blast) [plasma + -blast] the earliest precursor in the plasmacytic series, which matures to form the proplasmacyte and ultimately the mature plasma cell; it may itself be a derivative of the lymphoblast. plasmablastic adj

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