Sideroblast etymology

English

English word sideroblast comes from English -blast (An immature cell or tissue.), English sidero-

Etymology of sideroblast

Detailed word origin of sideroblast

Dictionary entry Language Definition
-blast English (en) An immature cell or tissue.
sidero- English (en) Related to stars or constellations, as sidereal relationships. Related to iron or steel, as in siderosis (fibrosis caused by iron deposits).
sideroblast English (en) An erythroblast with stainable iron granules in its cytoplasm seen in cases of sideroblastic anaemia.

Words with the same origin as sideroblast

Descendants of -blast

ameloblast erythroblast

Descendants of sidero-

siderophile siderophore