Definitions
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- noun A
cell , normally found inbone marrow , thatmatures into amonocyte .
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- noun a large immature monocyte normally found in bone marrow
Etymologies
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mono- + -blast
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Examples
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In acute monoblastic leukemia, the leukemia cell, the monoblast, is the precursor of the monocyte, another type of infection-fighting white blood cell.
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