megakaryocyte

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

noun

, Cell Biology.

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

Other Words From

• meg·a·kar·y·o·cyt·ic [meg-, uh, -kar-ee-, uh, -, sit, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of megakaryocyte¹

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