Metamyelocyte


metamyelocyte met·a·my·el·o·cyte (mět’ə-mī’ə-lə-sīt’)
n.
A transitional form of myelocyte having a nuclear construction intermediate between the mature myelocyte and the two-lobed granulocyte. Also called juvenile cell.

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