Meaning & use
hemocytoblast
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A multipotent stem cell found in bone marrow that gives rise to all types of blood cells.
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Every red blood cell, white blood cell, and platelet ultimately develops from a hemocytoblast.
The textbook diagram traces how a single hemocytoblast can differentiate into a dozen distinct cell types.
A note on using this word
The term combines "hemo-" (blood), "cyto-" (cell), and "-blast" (an immature, developing form), a pattern shared by many cell-biology terms like "osteoblast" and "fibroblast."
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hematopoietic stem cell
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