Medical Definition of Leukoblast

1. An immature white blood cell that is transitional between the lymphoidocyte (or the myeloblast of Naegeli and Downey) and the promyelocyte; the cytoplasm is polychromatophilic or slightly acidophilic and, as compared with the lymphoidocyte, the nuclear network of chromatin is thicker and the nucleoli less distinct. Synonym: proleukocyte. Origin: Leuko-+ G. Blastos, germ (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Leukoblast

leukemic
leukemics
leukemid
leukemogen
leukemogeneses
leukemogenesis
leukemogenic
leukemoid
leukemoid reaction
leukhæmia
leukin
leuko-
leukoagglutinin
leukoaraiosis
leukobilin
leukoblast (current term)
leukoblastosis
leukochloroma
leukocidin
leukocidins
leukocoria
leukocytactic
leukocytal
leukocytaxia
leukocyte-adhesion deficiency syndrome
leukocyte adherence inhibition test
leukocyte adhesion deficiency

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