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myeloblast
Term: myeloblast
Literally meaning: ?immature or precursor cell of bone marow (or core)?
Origin: Anc Greek
??????/myelos(=bone marow, core)>???/myo(=be enclosed)
+ ??????> blasty (=sprout, germ) >?????/valo(=push, throw)
Coined/History
In 1898, German phycisian Hans Hirschfeld identified the non-granular cells in the bone marrow and described the process of their development into granulocytes. Two years later , Otto Naegeli (1871, - 1938) coined the term ?myeloblast? to describe these non-granular cells and for first time he divided the leukemia into myeloid and lymphocytic.
Definition
Myeloblast is a primitive precursor blood cell found in bone marrow, that gives rise to leukocytes.(white blood cells) of the granulocytic series (as neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils).
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Myelinopathy
Term: myelinopathyLiterally meaning: ?affection of bone marow?Origin: Anc Greek??????/myelos(=bone marow, core)>???/myo(=be enclosed)???????/patheia (-pathy, suffix denoting ?suffering?) > ?????( masculine gender) / pathos(=passion, sorrow, strong...
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Myelocele
Term: myelocele Literally meaning: rupture of bone marrow OriginAnc Greek??????/myelos(=bone marow, core)>???/myo(=be enclosed)????/kele(=hernia) > ??????/keleos(=burn, rupture)Coined/History(?)Definition Protrusion of spinal cord tissues ...
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Myeloplegia
Term: myeloplegiaLiterally meaning: ?be stricken on bone marrow?Origin: Anc Greek??????/myelos(=bone marow, core)>???/myo(=be enclosed)+>??????/plesso(=strike)Coined/History(?)Definition Myeloplegia is the medical term for spinal paralysis....
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Myelocyte
Term: myelocyteLiterally meaning: ?cell of bone marrow (or core)?Origin: Anc Greek??????/myelos(=bone marow, core)>???/myo(=be enclosed)+cyte (=combining form meaning ?cell? derived from anc Greek word ??????/cytion(=box, container)Coined/History(?)Definition...
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Myeloma
Term: myelomaLiterally meaning: ?growth of bone marrow? Origin: Anc Greek??????/myelos(=bone marow, core)>???/myo(=be enclosed)+-???/-oma (suffix denoting state or condition of mass growth)Coined/HistoryBy Russian phycisian von Rustizky in 1873...
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