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metamyelocyte

metamyelocyte noun: a cell undergoing granulopoiesis, derived from a myelocyte, and leading to a band cell; it is characterized by the appearance of a bent nucleus, cytoplasmic granules, and the absence of visible nucleoli.

Noun

metamyelocyte (plural metamyelocytes)

  1. A cell undergoing granulopoiesis, derived from a myelocyte, and leading to a band cell; it is characterized by the appearance of a bent nucleus, cytoplasmic granules, and the absence of visible nucleoli.

Forms of metamyelocyte

pluralmetamyelocytes

Origin of metamyelocyte

From meta- + myelocyte.

Questions about metamyelocyte

What does metamyelocyte mean?
Metamyelocyte means a cell undergoing granulopoiesis, derived from a myelocyte, and leading to a band cell; it is characterized by the appearance of a bent nucleus, cytoplasmic granules, and the absence of visible nucleoli.
What part of speech is metamyelocyte?
Metamyelocyte is a noun.
What is the plural of metamyelocyte?
The plural of metamyelocyte is metamyelocytes.

Words near metamyelocyte in the dictionary

  1. metamours
  2. metamphetamine
  3. metamudstone
  4. metamudstones
  5. metamunirite
  6. metamyelocyte
  7. metamyelocytes
  8. metamylene
  9. metamyoglobin
  10. metamystic
  11. metamystical

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