See Also: megakaryocyte(medicine)
Megakaryocyte(health)
megakaryocyte(dictionary)
megakaryocyte-associated tyrosine kinase(medicine)

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.