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hæmoblast

hæmoblast is the alternative form 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 hæmoblast

pluralhæmoblasts

Origin of hæmoblast

From hæmo- + -blast.

Questions about hæmoblast

What is hæmoblast the alternative form of?
Hæmoblast is the alternative form of haematoblast.

Words near hæmoblast in the dictionary

  1. hæmaturiæ
  2. hæmerythrin
  3. hæmerythrins
  4. hæmic
  5. hæmo-
  6. hæmoblast
  7. hæmoblasts
  8. hæmochromatoses
  9. hæmochromatosis
  10. hæmochromogen
  11. hæmoglobin

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