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Megakaryocyte(health)
megakaryocyte(dictionary)
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lek(1) (iou) and megakaryocyte (iou)


lek(1) (iou)



lek noun1 & verb. L19.
[Perh. from Swedish leka to play: cf. LAIK.]
Zoology.
A. noun. A patch of ground which the males of certain species of bird use solely for communal breeding displays and to which the females come to mate; such a gathering or display. L19.
b. verb intrans. Infl. -kk-. Take part in a lek. L19.

megakaryocyte (iou)



megakaryocyte noun. L19.
[from MEGA- + KARYO- + -CYTE.]
Physiology. A giant cell of the bone marrow, which has a large irregularly lobed nucleus and from which blood platelets are formed.
megakaryoblast noun a cell which develops into a megakaryocyte L20.
,megakaryo'cytic adjective E20.
,megakaryocytopoi'esis noun production of megakaryocytes L20.