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leu·ko·blast

(lū'kō-blast),
An immature granular leukocyte.
Synonym(s): proleukocyte
[leuko- + G. blastos, germ]
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leu·ko·blast

(lū'kō-blast)
An immature white blood cell that is transitional between the lymphoidocyte and the promyelocyte; the cytoplasm is polychromatophilic, the nuclear chromatin is thicker, and the nucleoli less distinct.
[leuko- + G. blastos, germ]
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Only six years old, Shivani Angappan carrectly spelled tongue-tangling words like "hippocampus," "condyle," "occipital," "meninges," and even "leukoblast" to win the 2006 Jack and Jill National Spelling Bee at our Fitness Farm in April.
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Shivani competed against kids from other age groups, even 11- and 12-year-olds, and had to spell really hard words like "occipital," "meninges," and "leukoblast." But she hung in there, finally winning the event by correctly spelling "vasa" (which means vessel or opening).
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