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骨髄球 (こつずいきゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

骨こつ髄ずい球きゅう

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つ

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Meanings

1

myelocyte

A medical term in physiology referring to an immature granulocyte normally found in bone marrow.

骨こつ髄ずい球きゅうは骨こつ髄ずいで成せい熟じゅく

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、

後のち

に

好こう

中ちゅう

球きゅう

など

に

分ぶん

化か

する

。

Myelocytes mature in the bone marrow and later differentiate into neutrophils and other cells.

Kanji

骨skeleton, bone, remains
髄marrow, pith, essence
球ball, sphere

Built from

骨こつ髄ずい+球きゅう

Etymology

Compound of 骨髄 (bone marrow) and 球 (sphere/cell), a calque from Western medical terminology.