pro·my·elo·cyte
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Medical Definition of promyelocyte
: a cell in bone marrow that is in an intermediate stage of development between a myeloblast and a myelocyte and has the characteristic granulations but lacks the specific staining reactions of a mature granulocyte of the blood
— called also premyelocyte, progranulocyte
Other Words from promyelocyte
promyelocytic
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(ˌ)prō-ˌmī-ə-lə-ˈsit-ik
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adjective
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adjective
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“Promyelocyte.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/promyelocyte. Accessed 18 Jan. 2022.
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