megakaryocyte

[ meg-uh-kar-ee-uh-sahyt ]

nounCell Biology.
  1. a large bone-marrow cell having a lobulate nucleus, regarded as the source of blood platelets.

Origin of megakaryocyte

1
First recorded in 1885–90; mega- + karyo- + -cyte

Other words from megakaryocyte

  • meg·a·kar·y·o·cyt·ic [meg-uh-kar-ee-uh-sit-ik], /ˌmɛg əˌkær i əˈsɪt ɪk/, adjective

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