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reticulocyte

noun
re路​tic路​u路​lo路​cyte | \ ri-藞ti-ky蓹-l艒-藢s墨t How to pronounce reticulocyte (audio) \

Definition of reticulocyte

: an immature red blood cell that appears especially during regeneration of lost blood, lacks a nucleus, and has a fine basophilic reticulum formed of ribosomal remains

First Known Use of reticulocyte

1922, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for reticulocyte

New Latin reticulum + International Scientific Vocabulary -cyte

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reticulocyte

noun
re路​tic路​u路​lo路​cyte | \ ri-藞tik-y蓹-l艒-藢s墨t How to pronounce reticulocyte (audio) \

Medical Definition of reticulocyte

: an immature red blood cell that appears especially during regeneration of lost blood and that has a fine basophilic reticulum formed of the remains of ribosomes

Other Words from reticulocyte

reticulocytic \ ri-​藢tik-​y蓹-​l艒-​藞sit-​ik How to pronounce reticulocytic (audio) \ adjective

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