sideroblast /sid·ero·blast/ (sid´er-o-blast″) a nucleated erythrocyte containing iron granules in its cytoplasm.sideroblas´tic
sideroblast
ringed sideroblast an abnormal sideroblast with many iron granules in its mitochondria, found in a ring around the nucleus; seen in sideroblastic anemia.
sid·er·o·blast (s d  r--bl st )n. An erythroblast containing granules of ferritin. |
sideroblast
[sid′ərōblast′]
Etymology: Gk, sideros, iron, blastos, germ
an iron-rich nucleated red blood cell in the bone marrow.
sideroblast
a nucleated erythrocyte containing iron granules in its cytoplasm.
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