(US, cytology, oncology) An immature lymphocyte; they proliferate uncontrollably in lymphoblastic leukemia.
(US, cytology, oncology) An immature lymphocyte; they proliferate uncontrollably in lymphoblastic leukemia.
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(US, cytology, immunology) Of or pertaining to a lymphoblast.
(US, oncology, pathology) An acute form of leukemia characterized by a very large number of lymphoblasts in the circulating blood.
(medicine, oncology, disease) A disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (and often rapid) proliferation.
(cytology) A group of identical cells derived from a single cell.
(slang) An illegitimate child; a child of an unknown or unmarried father.