erythroblast

[ih-rith-ruh-blast]

e·ryth·ro·blast

[ih-rith-ruh-blast]
noun Anatomy.
a nucleated cell in the bone marrow from which red blood cells develop.

Origin:
1885–90; erythro- + -blast

e·ryth·ro·blas·tic, adjective
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erythroblast (ɪˈrɪθrəʊˌblæst)
 
n
a nucleated cell in bone marrow that develops into an erythrocyte
 
erythro'blastic
 
adj

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erythroblast e·ryth·ro·blast (ĭ-rĭth'rə-blāst')
n.
Any of the nucleated cells normally found in bone marrow that develop into red blood cells.


e·ryth'ro·blast'ic adj.

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