erythroblast
erythroblast Any of the cells in the myeloid tissue of red bone marrow that develop into erythrocytes (red blood cells). Erythroblasts have a nucleus and are at first colourless, but fill with haemoglobin as they develop. In mammals the nucleus disappears. See erythropoiesis.
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