🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

红芽细胞

Pronunciation / Transliteration: hóng yá xìbāo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Erythroblast/ɪˈrɪθrəˌblæst/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"红芽细胞是红血球的前体。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A developing red blood cell found in the bone marrow.

    "The erythroblast matures into a reticulocyte before becoming a fully functional red blood cell."
  2. 2

    A type of cell that is involved in the production of erythrocytes.

    "In cases of anemia, the number of erythroblasts may increase as the body attempts to produce more red blood cells."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'erythroblast' originates from the Greek words 'erythros', meaning 'red', and 'blastos', meaning 'germ' or 'bud'. It was first used in the early 20th century to describe a precursor cell in the formation of red blood cells.

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