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promyelocytes

promyelocytes is the plural of promyelocyte.

Meaning of promyelocyte

Noun

promyelocyte (plural promyelocytes)

  1. A granulocyte precursor, developing from the myeloblast and developing into the myelocyte.
    • Normal promyelocytes are loaded with toxic enzymes and granules that are usually released by adult white blood cells to kill viruses, bacteria, and parasites.2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies, Fourth Estate (2011), pages 407–408

Questions about promyelocytes

What is promyelocytes the plural of?
Promyelocytes is the plural of promyelocyte.

Words near promyelocytes in the dictionary

  1. promyelination
  2. promyeloblast
  3. promyeloblastic
  4. promyeloblasts
  5. promyelocyte
  6. promyelocytes
  7. promyelocytic
  8. promyeloid
  9. promyeloleukemia
  10. promyeloleukemic
  11. promyelomonocytic

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