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Erythroblast: From 1 Different Sources

n. any of a series of nucleated cells (see normoblast; proerythroblast) that pass through a succession of stages of maturation to form red blood cells (*erythrocytes). Erythroblasts are normally present in the blood-forming tissue of the bone marrow, but they may appear in the circulation in a variety of diseases (see erythroblastosis). See also erythropoiesis.
Health Source: Oxford | Concise Colour Medical Dictionary
Author: Jonathan Law, Elizabeth Martin

Erythroblastosis Fetalis

See HAEMOLYTIC DISEASE OF THE NEWBORN.... erythroblastosis fetalis

Erythroblasts

A series of nucleated cells in the bone marrow that go through various stages of development until they form ERYTHROCYTES. They may appear in the blood in certain diseases.... erythroblasts

Erythroblastosis

n. the presence in the blood of the nucleated precursors of the red blood cells (*erythroblasts). This may occur when there is an increase in the rate of red cell production, as in haemorrhagic or haemolytic *anaemia, or in infiltrations of the bone marrow by tumours, etc.... erythroblastosis

Erythroblastosis Foetalis

a severe but rare haemolytic *anaemia affecting newborn infants due to destruction of the infant’s red blood cells by factors present in the mother’s serum. It is usually caused by incompatibility of the rhesus blood groups between mother and infant (see rhesus factor).... erythroblastosis foetalis

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