Cell
reticulocyte Audio
re·tic·u·lo·cyte [ ri-tik-yuh-luh-sahyt ]
Subclass of:
Bone Marrow Cells; Erythrocytes
Definitions related to reticulocytes:
  • Immature erythrocytes showing a basophilic reticulum under vital staining; in humans, these are erythroid cells that have just undergone extrusion of their cell nucleus.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Immature erythrocytes that have just undergone extrusion of their cell nucleus. They still contain some organelles that gradually decrease in number as the cells mature.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Immature ERYTHROCYTES. In humans, these are ERYTHROID CELLS that have just undergone extrusion of their cell nucleus. They still contain some organelles that gradually decrease in number as the cells mature. RIBOSOMES are last to disappear. Certain staining techniques cause components of the ribosomes to precipitate into characteristic "reticulum" (not the same as the ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM), hence the name reticulocytes.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Reticulocyte, non-nucleated stage in the development of the red blood cell, just before full maturity is reached. The cell is named for strands or a network of internal material that stains with a base. It develops from normoblasts in the red marrow and may be freed to the circulation before...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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