granulocyteprecursors
nounYoung cells in your body that grow up to become a type of white blood cell that fights germs.
The doctor looked at the granulocyteprecursors in the blood sample to check how the bone marrow was working.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Early-stage cells in the bone marrow that are on their way to becoming granulocytes.
Under the microscope, the granulocyteprecursors showed the typical appearance of developing myeloid cells.
3. Cells studied in hematology to assess bone marrow activity and blood cell production.
An increase in granulocyteprecursors can sometimes signal that the body is responding to an infection.
4. A collective term for the maturing stages between stem cells and fully formed granulocytes.
The lab report listed several granulocyteprecursors, indicating active white blood cell production.