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myelocyte
noun[ C ]
anatomy specializeduk /ˈmaɪə.ləʊ.saɪt/ us /ˈmaɪə.loʊ.saɪt/
a large blood cell found in bone marrow(= soft tissue in the centre of bones) that develops into a granulocyte:
This type of leukaemia occurs when white blood cells called monocytes and myelocytes don't mature properly.
In certain diseases, myelocytes enter the circulating blood.
Several generations intervene between the young myelocytes and the mature leucocytes.
The meshes of the reticular tissue are occupied by an extraordinary variety of cells, most of which are called myelocytes.
Myelocytes are cells larger than these leucocytes.
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