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prolymphocyte
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prolymphocyte /pro·lym·pho·cyte/ (pro-lim´fo-sīt) a developmental form in the lymphocytic series, intermediate between the lymphoblast and lymphocyte.
prolymphocyte
a cell of the lymphocytic series intermediate between the lymphoblast and lymphocyte.

prolymphocyte
Hematology A large lymphocyte- 'wannabe' not normally found in the peripheral circulation which has a high–5:1 to 3:1–N:C ratio; the centrally placed, round, ovoid or slightly indented nucleus has minimal coarse chromatin clumps along the margin, indistinct parachromatin, a large, round bluish nucleolus; organelles are indistinct; cytoplasm is medium to deep homogeneous blue and greater in prolymphocytes than in lymphoblasts or mature lymphocytes. Cf Little blue cell, Lymphoblast.


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