Term Name: metamyelocyte
Synonyms:
Definition: A eosinophil precursor in the granulocytic series, being a cell intermediate in development between a myelocyte and a band form cell. The nucleus becomes indented where the indentation is smaller than half the distance to the farthest nuclear margin; chromatin becomes coarse and clumped; specific granules predominate while primary granules are rare.
Ontology: Cell Ontology [CL:0002192]

Relationships
develops from: myelocyte
is a type of: granulocytopoietic cell myeloid cell
has subtype: basophilic metamyelocyte eosinophilic metamyelocyte neutrophilic metamyelocyte