erythroblast

noun

eryth·ro·blast i-ˈrith-rə-ˌblast

: a polychromatic nucleated cell of red bone marrow that synthesizes hemoglobin and that is an intermediate in the initial stage of red blood cell formation

broadly : a cell ancestral to red blood cells

erythroblastic

i-ˌrith-rə-ˈbla-stik

adjective

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circa 1890, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of erythroblast was circa 1890

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erythroblast

noun

eryth·ro·blast i-ˈrith-rə-ˌblast

: a polychromatic nucleated cell of red marrow that synthesizes hemoglobin and that is an intermediate in the initial stage of red blood cell formation

broadly : a cell ancestral to red blood cells compare normoblast

erythroblastic

-ˌrith-rə-ˈblas-tik

adjective

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erythroblast

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