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noun
A large cell, found in bone marrow, that becomes a granulocyte when mature.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Broader terms: leukocyte
noun
A cell associated with the myelin of the brain and spinal cord.
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noun
an immature leukocyte normally found in bone marrow
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: leukocyte, leucocyte, white blood cell, white cell, white blood corpuscle, white corpuscle, WBC
History
From myelo- + -cyte.
