See Also: reticulocyte(medicine)
reticulocyte(dictionary)
reticulocyte count(medicine)
reticulocyte lysate(medicine)

reticulocyte (iou)



reticulocyte noun. E20.
[from RETICUL(ATED + -O- + -CYTE.]
Physiology. An immature but enucleate red blood cell, having a granular or reticulated appearance when suitably stained.
Comb.: reticulocyte count the proportion or concentration of reticulocytes in the blood.
reticulocytosis noun the presence in the blood of more than the normal percentage of reticulocytes due to increased bone marrow activity E20.