A cell having a round nucleus with delicate chromatin, prominent nucleoli, and scant basophilic cytoplasm with a possible rare azurophilic granule is an accurate description of a:

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The description matches that of a myeloblast, which is the earliest identifiable precursor cell in the granulocytic series. Myeloblasts are characterized by a round nucleus with delicate chromatin and prominent nucleoli, and they have scant basophilic cytoplasm with a possible rare azurophilic granule. Myelocytes, metamyelocytes, and bands are more mature cells in the granulocytic series and have increasingly segmented nuclei and more abundant cytoplasm.

A Cell Having a Round Nucleus with Delicate Chromatin, Prominent