Myelocyte

Pronunciation: /ˈɛmˈjɛˈɫoʊsiˈti/

Myelocyte (noun)

  1. A type of white blood cell precursor made in bone marrow, before it becomes a mature granulocyte.

Examples

  • A myelocyte is a bone marrow cell that develops into blood cells.
  • The lab identified a myelocyte as a bone marrow cell in the sample.