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hematoblast

hematoblast 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 hematoblast

pluralhematoblasts

Origin of hematoblast

From hemato- + -blast.

Questions about hematoblast

What is hematoblast the alternative form of?
Hematoblast is the alternative form of haematoblast.

Words near hematoblast in the dictionary

  1. hematitized
  2. hemato-
  3. hematobilia
  4. hematobiochemical
  5. hematobium
  6. hematoblast
  7. hematoblastic
  8. hematoblasts
  9. hematocele
  10. hematoceles
  11. hematochemical

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