Cell
myelocyte
[ mahy-uh-luh-sahyt ]
Etymology:
Greek myelos = marrow + kytos = vessel or cell
A family of leukocytes formed in the bone marrow.
Definitions related to myelocytes:
  • A cell derived from a promyelocyte. It differentiates into a metamyelocyte. It has a diameter of 10-18 micrometer, and an oval or round nucleus with finely granulated chromatin.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Precursor in the granulocytic series; in this stage, differentiation into specific cytoplasmic granules has begun.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Myelocyte, stage in the development of the granulocytic series of white blood cells (leukocytes) in which granules first appear in the cell cytoplasm. The myeloblast, a precursor, develops into a promyelocyte, identified by a slightly indented nucleus displaced to one side of the cell. The...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2025
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