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hæmatoblast

hæmatoblast is the alternative spelling of haematoblast.

Meaning of haematoblast

Noun

haematoblast (plural haematoblasts)

  1. (obsolete) Any of the precursor cells in hematopoiesis that precede the mature blood cells, sometimes specifically those that lead to a mature red blood cell (e.g., hematopoietic stem cell, CFU-GEMM, CFU-E, NRBC, proerythroblast, erythroblast).
    • Near-synonyms: hematopoietic cell, hemocytoblast, HSC (all often synonymous)
  2. (obsolete) A platelet.

Forms of hæmatoblast

pluralhæmatoblasts

Origin of hæmatoblast

From hæmato- + -blast.

Questions about hæmatoblast

What is hæmatoblast the alternative spelling of?
Hæmatoblast is the alternative spelling of haematoblast.

Words near hæmatoblast in the dictionary

  1. hæmatin
  2. hæmatine
  3. hæmatins
  4. hæmatite
  5. hæmato-
  6. hæmatoblast
  7. hæmatoblasts
  8. hæmatochromatosis
  9. hæmatologic
  10. hæmatological
  11. hæmatologist

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