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Myeloblast
Definition noun, plural: myeloblasts A precursor cell that gives rise to a promyelocyte during... Read More
Megakaryocyte
Definition noun, plural: megakaryocytes A large cell in the bone marrow with characteristic lobulate nucleus and is... Read More
Megakaryoblast
Definition noun, plural: megakaryoblasts A precursor cell that develops into a promegakaryocyte during... Read More
Promegakaryocyte
Definition noun, plural: promegakayocytes A precursor cell in the thrombocytic series that arises from a megakaryoblast and... Read More
Granulopoiesis
Definition noun The hematopoiesis of granulocytes Supplement Hematopoiesis is the process of forming new blood cellular... Read More
Granulocyte
Definition noun, plural: granulocytes A leukocyte characterized by the presence of numerous staining granules in the... Read More
Macrophage
Definition noun, plural: macrophages A leukocyte whose main function is to eliminate cellular debris and foreign particles... Read More
Eosinophil
Definition noun, plural: eosinophils A type of polymorphonuclear leukocyte characterized by having a kidney-shaped nucleus,... Read More
Neutrophil
Definition noun, plural: neutrophils A type of polymorphonuclear leukocyte characterized by having multilobed nucleus,... Read More
Metamyelocyte
Definition noun, plural: metamyelocytes A cell derived from myelocyte and develops into a band cell during... Read More
Thrombopoiesis
Definition noun, plural: thrombopoieses (1) Thrombocytopoiesis, i.e. the process of producing thrombocytes (2)... Read More
Monocytopoiesis
Definition noun, plural: monocytopoieses The hematopoiesis of monocytes Supplement Hematopoiesis is the process of forming... Read More
Lymphopoiesis
Definition noun The hematopoiesis of lymphocytes Supplement Hematopoiesis is the process of forming new blood cellular... Read More
Colony-forming unit
Definition noun A measure of viable cells in which a colony represents an aggregate of cells derived from a single... Read More
Erythropoiesis
Definition noun, plural: erythropoieses The hematopoiesis of red blood cells Supplement Hematopoiesis is the process of... Read More
Erythrocyte
Erythrocyte Definition Erythrocytes (red blood cells or RBCs) are the myeloid series of specialized cells that play an... Read More
Proerythroblast
Definition noun, plural: proerythroblasts A progenitor cell that arises from the CFU-e, and then develops to become an... Read More
Thrombopoietin
Definition noun, plural: thrombopoietins A glycoprotein hormone produced by liver and kidney associated with the production... Read More
Plaque-forming unit
Definition A measure of the quantity of individual infectious particles (e.g. virus particles) based on the number of... Read More