myelocyte

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A large cell, found in bone marrow, that becomes a granulocyte when mature.
  2. A cell associated with the myelin of the brain and spinal cord.

Word forms

myelocyte myelocytes

Etymology

From myelo- + -cyte.

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