LYMPHOBLAST

lymphoblast

(noun) an immature lymphocyte

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

lymphoblast (plural lymphoblasts)

(US, cytology, oncology) An immature lymphocyte; they proliferate uncontrollably in lymphoblastic leukemia

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UNDERLAY

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