myelocyte
my·e·lo·cyte
noun \ˈmī-ə-lə-ˌsīt\Definition of MYELOCYTE
: a bone-marrow cell; especially : a motile cell with cytoplasmic granules that gives rise to the granulocytes of the blood and occurs abnormally in the circulating blood
— my·e·lo·cyt·ic \ˌmī-ə-lə-ˈsi-tik\ adjective
Origin of MYELOCYTE
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First Known Use: 1891
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