hemocytoblast

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noun

A hematopoietic stem cell.

“Near-synonyms: haematoblast, hemoblast (often synonymous in the past, but outdated)”

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Meanings

nounhemocytoblast (plural hemocytoblasts)

plural hemocytoblasts

  1. hematologyA hematopoietic stem cell.

    Near-synonyms: haematoblast, hemoblast (often synonymous in the past, but outdated)

    Synonyms: HSC, haematoblast, hemoblast

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA hematopoietic stem cell.

Similar
HSChaematoblasthemoblast
Also see
haematoblasthematopoietic cellprohemocyte

Origin

By surface analysis, hemo- + cytoblast, or, by surface analysis, hemocyte + -o- + -blast.

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APA

hemocytoblast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemocytoblast

MLA

“hemocytoblast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemocytoblast. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hemocytoblast,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemocytoblast.

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