erythroblast etymology

English word erythroblast comes from English -blast (An immature cell or tissue.), English erythro-

Detailed word origin of erythroblast

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-blast English (eng) An immature cell or tissue.
erythro- English (eng) Used to form scientific terms meaning red, or showing a relationship to red blood cells.
erythroblast English (eng) (cytology) A cell in the bone marrow from which red blood cells develop.

Words with the same origin as erythroblast

Descendants of -blast
ameloblast ameloblastin ameloblastoma cardioblast cytotrophoblast embryoblast haematoblast haemoblast hematoblast hepatoblastic hypoblastic idioblast leucoblast leukoblast macroblast megakaryoblast megakaryoblastic megaloblast monoblast odontoblast parablast retinoblast sarcoblast trophoblastic
Descendants of erythro-
azaerythromycin erythrapheresis erythrismal erythroagglutinin erythroblastopenia erythroblastosis erythrodegenerative erythrofuranose erythrogenic erythrogranulose erythroid erythroid aplasia erythroleukemia erythrolytic erythromycin erythromyeloid erythrophagocytosis erythropheresis erythrophobia erythrophyll erythropsia erythruria oxoerythromycin proerythroblast