Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

centroblast

/ˈsɛntɹəblæst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cen-trob-last
IPA: /ˈsɛntɹəblæst/

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An activated B cell that is enlarged with multiple eccentric nucleoli and proliferating in the germinal center of a secondary lymphoid follicle, after stimulation by follicular dendritic cell cytokines and helper T cells.

Example Sentences

"Therefore we proposed the term centroblast instead of germinoblast and the term centrocyte instead of germinocyte."

Etymology

From centro- + -blast.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: centro
Suffix: blast

Inflected Forms

centroblasts (plural)

Derived Forms

centroblastic

Frequently Paired Words

centrocyte

Questions

How do you pronounce centroblast?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɛntɹəblæst/.
What does centroblast mean?: An activated B cell that is enlarged with multiple eccentric nucleoli and proliferating in the germinal center of a secondary lymphoid follicle, after stimulation by follicular dendritic cell cytokines and helper T cells.
Where does centroblast come from?: From centro- + -blast.

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