(prō-mī′ĕl-ō-sīt)
[Pronunciation]
[Gr. pro, before, + myelos, marrow, + kytos, cell]
1. A large mononuclear myeloid cell seen in the blood in leukemia.
2. Cell development between a myeloblast and a myelocyte, resembling a myeloblast.
SYN: progranulocyte
Figure: PROMYELOCYTE (×600)
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