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Encyclopedia > Myeloblast

Myeloblasts or blasts are new, immature blood cells developed in the bone marrow that are the precursors of myelocytes. Red blood cells (erythrocytes) are present in the blood and help carry oxygen to the rest of the cells in the body Blood is a circulating tissue composed of fluid plasma and cells (red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets). ...


There is an internationally agreeed method of counting blasts, with results from M1 upwards.


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Dorlands Medical Dictionary (3713 words)
me-[schwa]) [ myeloblast + -emia ]  the presence of myeloblasts in the blood, as in acute myeloblastic leukemia.
m[schwa]) [ myeloblast + -oma ]  a focal malignant tumor, observed in acute myelogenous leukemia, composed of myeloblasts or early myeloid precursors occurring outside of the bone marrow.
the presence of an excess of myeloblasts in the blood, as in acute myeloblastic leukemia.
Hematology Myeloblast (103 words)
The myeloblast is the first stage of the granulocytic series that is identifiable by light microscopy.
It may be difficult to distinguish myeloblasts from other blasts in the peripheral blood unless one uses special stains or infers their identity from the presence of other immature cells of the same line.
A myeloblast can be distinguished from a promyelocyte by its lack of cytoplasmic granulation.
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