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haematoblast

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
haema-to-blast
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Either of two categories of blood cell.

Obsolete

noun

Either of two categories of blood cell.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From haemato- (“blood”) + -blast (“germ, sprout”). A name used in centuries past for any of various blood cells that were visible on microscopy but were not well understood at the time, all seeming like candidates for cells that might later turn into mature red or white cells. Some use of the name as referring to platelets continued even for a while after their role in clotting was apparent.

Usage

Inflected Forms

haematoblasts (plural) hæmatoblast (alternative) hematoblast (alternative) hæmoblast (alternative) haemoblast (alternative) hemoblast (alternative)

Derived Forms

haematoblastic

Synonyms

hematopoietic cell hemocytoblast HSC

Questions

What does haematoblast mean?
Either of two categories of blood cell.
Where does haematoblast come from?
From haemato- (“blood”) + -blast (“germ, sprout”). A name used in centuries past for any of various blood cells that were visible on microscopy but were not well understood at the time, all seeming like candidates for cells that might later turn into mature red or white cells. Some use of the name as referring to platelets continued even for a while after their role in clotting was apparent.

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