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haemoblast

haemoblast 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 haemoblast

pluralhaemoblasts

Origin of haemoblast

From haemo- + -blast.

Questions about haemoblast

What is haemoblast the alternative form of?
Haemoblast is the alternative form of haematoblast.

Words near haemoblast in the dictionary

  1. haemoabdomen
  2. haemoagglutinin
  3. haemoagglutinins
  4. haemoaglutination
  5. haemobilia
  6. haemoblast
  7. haemoblasts
  8. haemocapillary
  9. haemochorial
  10. haemochromatoses
  11. haemochromatosis

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