leukoblast
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leu·ko·blast
(lū'kō-blast),An immature granular leukocyte.
Synonym(s): proleukocyte
[leuko- + G. blastos, germ]
leukoblast
[lo̅o̅′kəblast]
Etymology: Gk, leukos, white, blastos, germ
an immature leukocyte, or white blood cell. Not in common usage.
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]
leukoblast
an immature granular leukocyte.
granular leukoblast
promyelocyte.