Myelocyte

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A large cell, found in bone marrow, that becomes a granulocyte when mature.
  2. 2
    an immature leukocyte normally found in bone marrow wordnet
  3. 3
    A cell associated with the myelin of the brain and spinal cord.

Etymology

From myelo- + -cyte.

Related phrases

bone marrowspinal cord

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