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leukoblast

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leu⋅ko⋅blast

  [loo-kuh-blast]
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–noun Cell Biology.
an immature leukocyte.
Also, leucoblast.

Origin:
1900–05; leuko- + -blast

Related forms:
leu⋅ko⋅blas⋅tic, adjective
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Main Entry: leu·ko·blast
Variant: or chiefly British leu·co·blast /'lü-k&-"blast/ noun
: a developingleukocyte : a cellular precursor of a leukocyte —compare LYMPHOBLAST, MYELOBLAST
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leukoblast leu·ko·blast (l&oomacr;'kə-blāst')
n.
An immature white blood cell formed during the transition from lymphoidocyte to promyelocyte. Also called proleukocyte.

leu'ko·blas'tic adj.

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