noun
- A primitive blood cell or stem cell from which blood cells develop; a blood-forming cell in bone marrow.
Usage: medical; technical; also spelled hematoblast in U.S. English
Examples
- Haematoblasts in the bone marrow differentiate into various types of blood cells.
- The laboratory technician examined haematoblasts under the microscope to assess bone marrow function.
- Leukemia can result from abnormal proliferation of haematoblasts.
- Haematoblasts give rise to both red blood cells and white blood cells.
- The patient's haematoblast count was measured to evaluate their hematopoietic system.