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SIDEROBLAST -
Noun: An immature red blood cell (an erythroblast ) cell that carries iron.In persons with MDS , there are may be too many sideroblasts which then do not lose their nucleus and mature into a regular red blood cell.

Greek - síderos = iron +
Greek - blastós = sprout

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