reticulocyte

noun

re·​tic·​u·​lo·​cyte ri-ˈti-kyə-lō-ˌsīt 

: an immature red blood cell that appears especially during regeneration of lost blood, lacks a nucleus, and has a fine basophilic reticulum formed of ribosomal remains

Word History

Etymology

New Latin reticulum + International Scientific Vocabulary -cyte

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

reticulocyte

noun

re·​tic·​u·​lo·​cyte ri-ˈtik-yə-lō-ˌsīt 

: an immature red blood cell that appears especially during regeneration of lost blood and that has a fine basophilic reticulum formed of the remains of ribosomes

reticulocytic

ri-ˌtik-yə-lō-ˈsit-ik 

adjective