promyelocyte

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noun

A granulocyte precursor, developing from the myeloblast and developing into the myelocyte.

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Meanings

nounpromyelocyte (plural promyelocytes)

plural promyelocytes

  1. A granulocyte precursor, developing from the myeloblast and developing into the myelocyte.

    Normal promyelocytes are loaded with toxic enzymes and granules that are usually released by adult white blood cells to kill viruses, bacteria, and parasites.

    2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies, Fourth Estate (2011), pages 407–408

Origin

From pro- + myelocyte.

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Translations

Spanish promielocito
  • promielocitogranulocyte
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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