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hemoblast

hemoblast 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 hemoblast

pluralhemoblasts

Origin of hemoblast

From hemo- + -blast.

Questions about hemoblast

What is hemoblast the alternative form of?
Hemoblast is the alternative form of haematoblast.

Words near hemoblast in the dictionary

  1. hemoangiogenic
  2. hemoarthrosis
  3. hemobartonellosis
  4. hemobilia
  5. hemobilinuria
  6. hemoblast
  7. hemoblastosis
  8. hemoblasts
  9. hemocapillary
  10. hemocateresis
  11. hemocateretic

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