reticulocyte
noun
re·tic·u·lo·cyte ri-ˈti-kyə-lō-ˌsīt 
: 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
Word History
Etymology
New Latin reticulum + International Scientific Vocabulary -cyte
First Known Use
1922, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
reticulocyte
noun
re·tic·u·lo·cyte ri-ˈtik-yə-lō-ˌsīt
: 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