Hematoblast

Physiology, History of Medicine

Also known as: Haematoblast

Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.

This article defines the hematoblast as a cell that gives rise to a blood corpuscle. It notes that Georges Hayem introduced the term to describe Bizzozero's platelets and Recklinghausen's spindle-shaped cells, mistakenly believing them to be the progenitors of erythrocytes.

Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)

HEMATOBLAST (from Greek haima—blood and blastano—I grow), a cell that gives rise to a blood corpuscle. Hayem proposed this term to designate Bizzozero's platelets and Recklinghausen's spindle-shaped cells, mistakenly considering them to be the progenitors of erythrocytes.

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“Hematoblast.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/hematoblast/