myelocyte
/ˈmʌɪələ(ʊ)sʌɪt/Histology
noun
A cell normally found in the bone marrow that is derived from the myeloblast and that is the precursor of the granulocytes of the circulating blood.
Origin
Mid 19th century (in an earlier sense). From myelo- + -cyte. In sense 1 after French myélocyte.