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

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

circa 1890, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

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