Myelocyte Definition

mīə-lə-sīt
noun
A type of large cell in the bone marrow, that develops into a granulocyte: it is present in the blood in some forms of leukemia.
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Noun

Singular:
myelocyte
Plural:
myelocytes

Origin of Myelocyte

  • From myelo-, from Ancient Greek μυελός (muelos, “marrow") + -cyte (“cell"), from Ancient Greek κύτος (kutos, “container, receptacle").

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