hematocytoblast


he·mo·cy·to·blast

(hē'mō-sī'tō-blast), Obsolete term for pluripotential hemopoietic stem cell. Synonym(s): hematocytoblast, hemoblast [hemo- + G. kytos, cell, + blastos, germ]

he·ma·to·blast

(hē'mă-tō-blast) A primordial, undifferentiated form of blood cell from which erythroblasts, lymphoblasts, myeloblasts, and other immature blood cells are derived; in normal bone marrow, present only in small numbers and difficult to identify in smears, because hematoblasts are fragile and easily disintegrated.
Synonym(s): hematocytoblast, haematoblast. [hemato- + G. blastos, germ]