myelocyte

myelocyte /my·elo·cyte/ (mi´ĕ-lo-sīt″) a precursor in the granulocyte series, being a cell intermediate in development between a promyelocyte and a metamyelocyte.myelocyt´ic

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my·e·lo·cyte (m-l-st)

n.

1. A large cell of the bone marrow that is a precursor of the mature granulocytes of the blood.

2. A nerve cell of the gray matter of the brain or spinal cord.

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mye·lo·cytic (-stk) adj.

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myelocyte

[mī′əlōsīt′]

Etymology: Gk, myelos + kytos, cell

the first of the maturation stages of the granulocytic leukocytes normally found in the bone marrow. Granules are seen in the cytoplasm. The nuclear material of the myelocyte is denser than that of the myeloblast but lacks a definable membrane. The cell is flat and contains increasing numbers of granules as maturation progresses. These cells appear in the circulating blood only in certain forms of leukemia or in overwhelming infection. Compare myeloblast. See also myelocytic leukemia. myelocytic, adj.

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myelocyte (mi´losīt),

n a young white blood cell found in the bone marrow.

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myelocyte

1. a precursor in the granulocytic series intermediate between a promyelocyte and a metamyelocyte, normally occurring only in the bone marrow. In this stage, differentiation into specific cytoplasmic granules has begun.

2. any cell of the gray matter of the nervous system.