Myeloid cell
A blood cell produced by the myeloid lineage of hematopoiesis, which also gives rise to granulocytes, monocytes, red blood cells, and platelets.
Hematopoiesis: The formation of blood cells from hematopoietic stem cells. Myeloid cells arise through this broader process of blood-cell formation.
Granulopoiesis: The formation and maturation of granulocytes from hematopoietic progenitors. It is the developmental route to neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils.
Acute myeloid leukemia: A rapidly progressing cancer in which abnormal myeloid precursors accumulate in bone marrow and blood. It is a direct malignancy of myeloid-lineage precursors.
Lymphoid cell: A blood cell produced by the lymphoid lineage, including B cells, T cells, and natural killer cells. Lymphoid cells arise from a distinct hematopoietic branch.
Myeloid progenitor: A developing blood cell that can produce multiple cell types in the myeloid lineage. These progenitors are the immediate developmental source of mature myeloid cells.
Monocytopoiesis: The formation and maturation of monocytes from hematopoietic progenitors. It traces the branch that produces circulating monocytes.
Chronic myeloid leukemia: A blood cancer characterized by excessive production of mature and immature granulocytes. It demonstrates how a myeloid clone can overproduce differentiated descendants.
Granulocyte: A white blood cell with prominent cytoplasmic granules, including neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils. Granulocytes are a major group of myeloid descendants.
Hematopoietic stem cell: A self-renewing stem cell that produces all blood-cell lineages. Myeloid development ultimately begins with these multipotent cells.
Colony-stimulating factor: A cytokine that promotes the survival, proliferation, or differentiation of blood-cell progenitors. These signals regulate the production of several myeloid cell types.