Myelocyte

Origin

From myelo-, from Ancient Greek μυελός (muelos, "marrow") + -cyte ("cell"), from Ancient Greek κύτος (kutos, "container, receptacle").

Full definition of myelocyte

Noun

1. a large cell, found in bone marrow, that becomes a granulocyte when mature
2. a cell associated with the myelin of the brain and spinal cord