| Term: | blood neutrophilic metamyelocyte |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | blood |
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| Definition: | A complex mixture of cells suspended in a liquid matrix that delivers nutrients to cells and removes wastes. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000007] |
| Name: | neutrophilic metamyelocyte |
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| Synonyms: | juvenile neutrophil |
| Definition: | A neutrophil precursor in the granulocytic series, being a cell intermediate in development between a myelocyte and the band form neutrophil. The protein synthesis seen in earlier stages decreases or stops; the nucleus becomes indented and its chromatin becomes coarse and clumped; and the cytoplasm becomes pink like that of a mature granulocyte. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009268] |